The masterful "Chinatown" up next at the Athens Open Air Film Festival
Through the tragic story of J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson), the private detective who gets in the way of the merciless business interests, Roman Polanski manages to radically reinvent film noir, making what many consider the finest film of his enviable career.
When: Wednesday July 9th, at 21.00
Where: garden of Byzantine and Christian Museum, Vassilissis Sofias 22 (see map below)
Free entrance
Through the tragic story of J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson), the private detective who gets in the way of the merciless business interests involved in the exploitation of the Los Angeles water supply in the 1930s, Roman Polanski manages to radically reinvent film noir, making what many consider the finest film of his enviable career.
Four decades since it was first released, the "Chinatown" legend remains intact thanks to its many virtues, starting with Robert Towne's seminal script all the way to Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Houston's career-making performances. Defining the zeitgeist of an entire era, it reflects the unprecedented lack of faith Americans displayed in law and order - hence the profoundly downbeat finale - as the country was still reeling in the aftermath of Watergate and the Vietnam War. N.S.
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Roman Polanski
Year: 1974
Running time: 130'
