Chinatown + intro

Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson smoulder against the backdrop of late 1930s Los Angeles, depicted as a hotbed of corruption in a narrative firmly grounded in historical reality. Robert Towne’s Oscar-winning script for Chinatown was a project born of his love of the city’s history, which he channelled through the classic pulp detective novel structure of a Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler. Over fifty years on, despite the controversy surrounding director Roman Polanski, it continues to resonate with filmgoers and critics alike.

Featuring an introduction by Broadway course tutor Adam Pepper

Screening as part of Out of Their Depth: Corruption, Scandal and Lies in the New Hollywood, presented by Cinema Rediscovered and Park Circus.