It is typical of the consistent look that altman achieves here, which extends also to the music. The long goodbye by robert altman elliott gould, nina van. It tries to be all genre and no story, and it almost works. Under the inimitable direction of robert altman, elliot gould stars as the laid back.
But upon my third or fourth viewing i realized that elliott goulds performance had single handedly made this one of my favorite films. Leigh brackett screenplay, raymond chandler nov writer. Robert altman 3 jerry jones 2 arnold schwarzenegger 1 harry rez 1 john davies 1 vilmos zsigmond 1 warren berlinger 1 other. Rent the long goodbye 1973 starring elliott gould and nina van pallandt on dvd and bluray. Mgms dvd of the long goodbye should say special edition on the cover, because its transfer and extras are terrific. The very embodiment of 70s hollywood genre revisionism, robert altmans film of the long goodbye stands as one of his most accessible, wittily misanthropic. What a beautiful song the long goodbye is heard in innumerable versions throughout the. Manipulating the conventions of film noir, altman further emphasizes philip marlowe as a sole force of good in a corrupt and indifferent society. Director robert altman offended the fans of raymond chandlers philip marlowe character by completely subverting the role here. Robert altmans the long goodbye isnt only in my mind his greatest achievment, it is one of the ten greatest film ive seen to date. Its ok with me applying his deconstructive eye to the film noir tradition, robert altman updated raymond chandler in his 1973 version of chandlers novel, the long goodbye. Some see it as the pinnacle of chandlers career as a mystery author, while others see it as less powerful than the big sleep and farewell, my lovely, two early novels whatever its power, it may be the most personal of chandlers novels, or at least we get a more.
Smartaleck, catloving private eye philip marlowe elliott gould is certain that his friend terry lennox isnt a wifekiller, even after the cops throw marlowe in jail for not cooperating with their investigation. Hollywood goodbyes, from casablanca to the long goodbye, may be fitting analogies for blairs departure, but i think a classic bible picture like the king of kings is most appropriate. The long goodbye 810 movie clip take off your clothes 1973 hd duration. There is the brokendown baseball pitcher and author of a tellall book on the game, jim bouton, as terry lennox, the mysterious tijuanabound fugitive. To be honest, the first time i saw robert altmans the long goodbye, i was bewildered by the juxtaposition of raymond chandlers philip marlowe against the films 1970scalifornia sensibilities. Tim robbins, robert altman hollywood drama movie hd duration. That resulted in movies like chinatown and the long goodbye. Even people who like the film see it as a deliberate departure from chandlers literary intentions, and chandlers fans regard the film with what one critic calls ontological loathing. Through robert altmans postmodern lens, this noir tale is more of a comedy or an existential musing than a hardboiled detective story.
Gould is the perfect protagonist, an instantly affable detective who goes about his business, never trying to be the knight in shining armor. Robert altmans the long goodbye as a genre revisionist. In the 1970s there was a film noire revival in hollywood. The long goodbye deconstructs the myth of the american private. The long goodbye 510 movie clip walter brennan 1973 hd duration. Me, generally enjoying a film but feeling vaguely as if i dont fully grasp whatever subtext or characterizations altman has woven into it as i know both he and raymond chandler are generally more thoughtful than to make something to be viewed on a purely surface level. His vehicle was the long goodbye, a neonoir take on raymond chandlers novel. Robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools. Baroness van pallandt nina, elliott gould, robert altman, sterling hayden you must be logged in to post a comment. Robert altmans the long goodbye is popular again the. Some critics consider it inferior to the big sleep or farewell, my lovely, but others rank it as the best of his work. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandlers the big sleep in 1946. So far so faithful to raymond chandler, but robert altman s inspired.
All in all, a fitting package for one of the best films of the 1970s. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, first edition abebooks. Long goodbye or the head hunter, a 1982 hong kong film by shing hon lau. Robert altman made a bold statement in his casting of elliott gould as a jewish version of raymond chandlers philip marlowe character in this modestly budgeted film. Presaging later movies like the big lebowski or inherent vice, altmans 1973 version of the long goodbye is a softboiled detective story and a revisionist film noir drenched in the glaring l. But i dont recall a cinematic convergence like the one this month involving robert altmans great but not greatly known the long goodbye. Robert altman s the long goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. Essay on robert altmans the long goodbye as a genre. It follows the private detector phillip marlowe who had had. Most of its effect comes from the way it pushes against the genre, and the way altman undermines the premise of all private eye movies, which is that the hero can walk down mean streets, see clearly, and tell right from wrong.
The long goodbye is a novel by raymond chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator philip marlowe. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandlers 1953 novel of the same title. It makes no serious effort to reproduce the raymond chandler detective novel its based on. Rent the long goodbye 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. The long goodbye, a 1953 novel by raymond chandler. Robert altmans quirky, semisatiric updating of raymond chandler stars elliott gould as laidback gumshoe philip marlowe, investigating the murder of his friends wife and getting involved with gangsters, alcoholic writers, and deceptive women.
The long goodbye vintage crime by raymond chandler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Elliott gould, nina van pallandt, sterling hayden, mark rydell, henry gibson. The long goodbye elliott gould discusses the film with michael connelly. The long goodbye, a 1940 oneact play by tennessee williams.
The ten robert altman films you need to see movies empire. Arnold schwarzenegger, elliott gould, david carradine, sterling hayden. Altman is known as fivetime nominee of the academy award for best director and an enduring figure from the new hollywood era with such directors as martin scorsese, woody allen, sidney lumet, and david lynch. These items are both departures from chandlers original text, and yet, while altmans film is titled the long goodbye, features phillip marlowe and understands the anachronistic nature of the character. Usually seen in blurry, grainy pann scan versions, this is the best the shows looked since original answer prints were made. He is always the most youthful of directors, and here he gives us the youngest of philip marlowes, the private eye as a hardy boy. Optional english sdh subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. Despite its cool reception in 1973, altmans appraisal of the powers of hollywood myth made the long goodbye one of the more telling 1970s reworkings of the film noir tradition, as well as a central player in altmans ongoing 1970s effort to revisit major hollywood.
The long goodbye, a 1973 film by robert altman, adapted from the raymond chandler novel see above. Given its place in robert altmans filmography, the long goodbye 1973 looks to be part of a grand plan. The long goodbye is no different in following this convention. The film stars elliott gould as philip marlowe and features sterling hayden, nina van. The movie was directed by robert altman and based upon a raymond chandler mystery. Private investigator philip marlowe helps a friend out of a jam then gets implicated in his wifes murder. Robert altman, elliott kastner, greg carson, jerry bick, robert eggenweiler. The long goodbye trifonov novel, a 1971 novel by yury trifonov. The long goodbye is filled with altman grotesques, characters that are only thin coverings for the petitcelebrities altman loved to cast. Nothing says goodbye like a bullet detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. On raymond chandler raymond chandler s biographer, tom williams, outlines the. The long goodbye 1973 720p bluray x264 ac3 ozlem watch online download subtitles searcher.
Detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is. The long goodbye altman, 1973 robert altmans masterful but wildly unfaithful adaptation of raymond chandlers classic crime novel takes the legendary hardboiled detective philip marlowe, has him incarnated by nebbishy elliot gould and. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandler s 1953 novel of the same title. Altmans take on noir and the detective genre is characteristically idiosyncratic and playful. It tries to be all genre and no story it makes no serious effort to reproduce the raymond chandler detective novel it just takes all the characters out of that novel and lets them stew together in something that feels like a privateeye movie.
The long goodbye should not be anybodys first film noir, nor their first altman movie. What a beautiful song the long goodbye is heard in innumerable versions throughout the film to reflect changes in mood. Detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. Superbly photographed by vilmos zsigmond in a desaturated colour that echoes a bygone age, the long goodbye is an elegant, chilly, deliberately heartless movie. The discs altmangould interviews play as if both men were tapped on perfect days. Robert altmans the long goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. Right from the casting of elliot gould, as a wry, lazy, smartass, who lives by the motto, its okay by me, the long goodbye has subverted noir expectations of those expecting a hardboiled detective. The long goodbye appeared before certain major advancements in sound, and altman was one filmmaker who bucked up against the technologys limitations, with his interest in overlapping dialogue. Throughout, altman undercuts the conventions of the. The long goodbye trailer directed by robert altman and starring elliott gould, sterling hayden, mark rydell, henry gibson, david arkin. Elliot gould is philip marlowe in the long goodbye, but raymond chandler was never like this. Robert merrill of the ten films based on raymond chandlers novels, robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 is almost surely the most notorious. In robert altmans film, the long goodbye, this point is further emphasized as marlowes familiar setting is altered beyond recognition.
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