Episode 345: Chinatown (1974)

This week we grapple with the problematics of Chinatown (1974), arguably one of the greatest neo-noirs, with a fraught and complicated history thanks to its director, Roman Polanski. Starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, Chinatown represents the bleakness of noir amid the sunniness of LA, with a hefty dose of political and sexual corruption. Oof.

TW for discussions of sexual assault and incest.

Next week, we conclude Noirvember with a far happier entry: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

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