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. After reading meghan orourkes book of poetry, sun in days, i wanted to find out more about the author and wound up on her wikipedia page and eventually on the authors own page. Maybe the calmest thriller ever made, so when the ending comes its like a thunder clap on a quiet. One evening some years ago, my wife and i had a little dinner party for a columnist we admire, clarence page of the chicago tribune. The long goodbye is one of the best books i have read this year. The long goodbye was fumbled by united artists, argued over by the critics, and largely ignored by the public when it came out in 1973. Al gore retires from politics just like nixon in 1962. Elliott goulds take on philip marlowe which some profess to hatethese people clearly dont get the smart ass nature of the character as. In the long goodbye, we practically never knew what sterling hayden was going to do. The parking lot attendant had brought the car out and he was still holding the door open because terry lennoxs left foot was still dangling outside, as if he had forgotten he had one. Robert altmans shaggydog style and raymond chandlers hardboiled imagination proved to be a perfect combination in this 1973 classic, in which elliott. The first time i laid eyes on terry lennox he was drunk in a rollsroyce silver wraith outside the terrace of. The long goodbye 1973 given its place in robert altmans filmography, the long goodbye 1973 looks to be part of a grand plan.
Larry harnisch hunts down the wrong side of goodbye by michael connelly. John williams the long goodbye 1973 main title montage duration. This event is copresented by book culture and copies of herreras novel will be available for purchase. Signed ellroy books occasionally surface in the bookstores collectibles annex. The chicago public library would like to thank the great books foundation, a nonprofit educational organization based in chicago, for contributing these questions. Robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools. We also read and loved her novel we were the mulvaneys, which remains one of the most memorable books ive ever read. On march 7, 1973, robert altman unveiled his twohour, rrated noir adaptation of the long goodbye in theaters. At that time, classically oriented detective movies had been replaced more or less by action films and the beginning of the kungfu craze. The long goodbye reissue soundtrack cd details and availability. The long goodbye robert altman, usa, 1973, 35mm, 112m.
And altmans movie, in its eccentric way, keeps faith with chandlers. He was majoring in construction engineering in college when he saw robert altmans 1973 film. Michael connelly reflects on the long goodbye, the book that. Apr 03, 2012 the long goodbye is an elegiac depiction of drama as old as life. And altmans movie, in its eccentric way, keeps faith with chandlers melancholy. It makes no serious effort to reproduce the raymond chandler detective novel its based on. The long goodbye is an elegiac depiction of drama as old as life. Based on raymond chandlers novel of the same name, the long goodbye relocates marlowe from 1953 to 1973. With elliott gould, nina van pallandt, sterling hayden, mark rydell.
Click here to download the long goodbye ost robert altmans the long goodbye from 1973 is one of my favorite films, one i can revisit regularly and always find something new that both surprises and deepens my appreciation for the film. Sterling hayden and elliott gould in the long goodbye. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandlers the big sleep in 1946. Robert altmans the long goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. Private investigator philip marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wifes murder. Michael connelly chooses the long goodbye for wsj book club. The long goodbye bluray kl studio classics 1973 color 2. Apr 11, 2007 you dont call a book the long goodbye unless youre feeling elegiac. It tries to be all genre and no story, and it almost works. The long goodbye apresenta elliott gould como o famoso detetive particular do cinema e da. As we begin this long goodbye, lets make the most of the time we have left with president william mckinley, doing the artist a solid by actually looking at the sculpture he cast in bronze. The long goodbye is the sixth novel in chandlers philip marlowe universe, written some years after chandlers other marlowe novels and at a time when chandler was going through a rough patch. The first time i laid eyes on terry lennox he was drunk in a rollsroyce silver wraith outside the terrace of the dancers p.
The long goodbye by raymond chandler raising the capable. My longdelayed introduction to raymond chandler was worth the wait. Apr 27, 2015 clearly, the long goodbye is an unusual, innovative take on the detective drama. After seeing robert altmans 1973 adaptation of raymond chandlers novel, he bought the paperback tiein and his life as a writer began. What does the conclusion of the long goodbye offer in the way of wisdom about marriage. Connelly credits this book with launching his writing career. You dont call a book the long goodbye unless youre feeling elegiac. The long goodbye apresenta elliott gould como o famoso detetive particular do cinema e da literatura philip marlowe. Twenty books later, the seattle homicide investigator, now a cranky, weathered grandfather of two, is still hunting killersbut its getting tough. Theres the robert altman film, of course, but then there are the hundreds of editions produced around the world, each with its own peculiar take on marlowes lennoxwade investigations. The long goodbye is a fine transition in style to altmans later films like nashville and a wedding elliot gould does an outstanding job portraying the outre detective phillip marlowe, using his mumbling, bumbling, smart ass speaking style, as a technique to keep the film under the illusion that everything is in motion, like the ocean waves. News corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Unfortunately, a lot can be lost in translation, and robert altmans 1973 adaptation of chandlers the long goodbye is an example of what happens when too much of the source material is altered.
In this neonoir thriller, a private detective is determined to solve a difficult case after he becomes a suspect in the murder of his friends wife. The long goodbye is a large departure in some measures from the other marlowe novels and has a different feel and rhythm to it altogether. Revisiting altmans the long goodbye the new york times. While sam analyzed exactly what defines film noir, im going to analyze the difference between chandlers philip marlowe and altmans philip marlowe. Robert altmans the long goodbye is popular again the new. In robert altmans 1973 adaptation of raymond chandlers novel the long goodbye which i discuss in this clip, the archetypal private eye philip marlowe drives a 1948 lincoln. Dow jones, a news corp company news corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news. Dec 21, 20 the long goodbye robert altman, 1973, arrow academy, 15 philip french. A blog about media, entertainment, celebrity and the arts. 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. Marlowe utterly fails at his job of keeping an eye on a. Cinematography vilmos zsigmond film editor lou lombardo original music john williams written by leigh brackett from the novel by raymond chandler. Hes attracted to and almost seduced by a woman who marlowe would never have been anywhere near in the big sleep days.
Mar 07, 2018 on march 7, 1973, robert altman unveiled his twohour, rrated noir adaptation of the long goodbye in theaters. The long goodbye robert altman, usa, 1973, 35mm, 112m its okay with me. After a loss, you have to learn to believe the dead one is dead. The soundtrack features two songs, the long goodbye and hooray for hollywood. Clearly, the long goodbye is an unusual, innovative take on the detective drama. Marlowe hides in the bushes, pokes his nose up against a window, complains like a spoiled child, and runs after a. Feb 17, 2016 michael connelly reflects on the long goodbye, the book that changed his life. Prominent mystery writer michael connelly has chosen raymond chandlers novel the long goodbye for the wall street journal book club. For this screening, herrera selects robert altmans equally surreal raymond chandler adaptation the long goodbye. The long goodbye discussion questions chicago public library. The long goodbye is a novel by raymond chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator philip marlowe. First up is robert altmans 1973 noir the long goodbye.
Robert altmans the long goodbye is popular again the. Godards made in usa, robert altman orchestrates the rest as a jangly genre autopsy, mischievous and brutal. Wsj book club host and crime novelist michael connelly was studying construction engineering in college when raymond chandlers the long goodbye inspired him to start writing. The first time i laid eyes on terry lennox he was drunk in a rollsroyce silver wraith outside the terrace of the dancers. Street date november 25, 2014 available through kino lorber 29. Michael connelly reflects on the long goodbye, the book that changed his life. The long goodbye aloneto many his greatest achievementhas inspired countless visions from artists and designers. For aging fictional detectives, the really long goodbye wsj. Dec 06, 2014 the long goodbye sits at all these intersections. Altmans screen adaptation of chandlers the long goodbye 1973. 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. Robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 attacks film noir with. While hooray is only played once, the long goodbye, composed by johnny mercer and john williams, is reworked in a number of different ways grocery store muzak and even a doorbell features the tune. Rip van marlowe and marlboro man, thats the shaggy shamus elliott gould at his most freewheeling.
That seemingly simple observation is just one of the many profound thoughts in meghan orourkes the long goodbye riverhead, an achingly moving memoir about he. Dec 04, 2012 in robert altmans 1973 adaptation of raymond chandlers novel the long goodbye which i discuss in this clip, the archetypal private eye philip marlowe drives a 1948 lincoln. Wsj book club the latest news about wsj book club from the wsj speakeasy blog. Connelly, closing his run as host of the wsj book club, chatted with. The idea was to get him together with the redaktzia of the. Watch the long goodbye 1973 full movie free online. The film stars elliott gould as philip marlowe and features sterling hayden, nina van pallandt, jim bouton, mark rydell, and an early.
Its the first book where he allows himself a friend and that friend plays him for a chump. The long goodbye is a novel that describes how marlowe has lost his way. The introductory view of the slumbering detective points up the oneiric state cf. 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. Robert altman s the long goodbye 1973 attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools. Jul 03, 2015 the long goodbye reissue soundtrack cd details and availability. Chandler, in a letter to a friend, called the novel my best book. The sixth in the philip marlowe series, the long goodbye is significant not only as the last book raymond chandler wrote but as a personal consummation of craft that brought his detective novels into the realm of distinguished fiction. The book is not about a story but about the code of a private eye in a corrupt world.
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