Histoire fictive de Dashiell Hammett, auteur réel de polars, et de son implication dans l'enquête sur la disparition mystérieuse d'une ravissante artiste de cabaret chinoise à San Francisco.Histoire fictive de Dashiell Hammett, auteur réel de polars, et de son implication dans l'enquête sur la disparition mystérieuse d'une ravissante artiste de cabaret chinoise à San Francisco.Histoire fictive de Dashiell Hammett, auteur réel de polars, et de son implication dans l'enquête sur la disparition mystérieuse d'une ravissante artiste de cabaret chinoise à San Francisco.
- Récompenses
- 2 nominations au total
- Eli the Taxi Driver
- (as Elisha Cook)
- Doc Fallon
- (as Elmer L. Kline)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesWhen director Wim Wenders completed his work, the company Orion was so dissatisfied, that the studio Zoetrope was ordered to re-write and re-shoot nearly the whole movie. Two different versions were produced, but only the second released. According to Wenders the first version, which was finished, is lost.
- GaffesWhen Hammett hands Ryan a straight drink, there's a bit of foam around the edge. Real liquor doesn't do that, but the ubiquitous stand-in, cold tea, does.
- Citations
Doc Fallon: You know what my problem is? I'm a halfway honest man in a nine-tenths dishonest world. What's your problem?
Hammett: Suicide.
[takes a drink]
Doc Fallon: My advice? Don't hesitate.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York (1982)
The back story to the production of Hammett is long and disappointing, all of which makes for fascinating reading and available at the click of a mouse. The film we have to view now may not be the one originally envisaged by director Wim Wenders, but on repeat viewings it shows itself to be a very loving homage to the halcyon days of film noir, a film of great technical craft and guile. Though not without issues either...
Production value is high, the set design that brings late 1920s Frisco to life is a joy, as is Joseph Biroc's luscious colour photography. John Barry provides a musical score that smoothly floats around the Gin Joints and Alleyways, while costuming is on the money. Cast are led superbly by the under valued Forrest, with Marilu Henner (Biroc lights her so well), Boyle and Lydia Lei striking the requisite film noir chords, while a host of cameos and short order roles will have the keen of eye putting names to the faces from similar films of yesteryear.
The story is complex, which is purposely complimented by narration, canted angles, slatted shadows, billowing smoke, and of course a number of venues that all anti-heroic detectives must traverse to unravel the mystery bubbling away under the seamy surface. The problems are evident of course, it's a very uneven picture, the re-writes etc leaving a disappointing mark. It's also like watching a performance at the theatre, akin to watching a play, the predominantly stage bound shoot - and the almost forced delivery of lines - makes it synthetic.
But ultimately there's a lot of noir love here, enough to ensure that repeat viewings for those of that persuasion should find themselves rewarded for their time. 7/10
- hitchcockthelegend
- 16 août 2015
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langues
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- El hombre de Chinatown
- Lieux de tournage
- Hastings Alley, San Francisco, Californie, États-Unis(exteriors: Hammet's appartment)
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 42 914 $US
- Montant brut mondial
- 42 914 $US
- Durée1 heure 37 minutes
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1