Chinatown (72) is Roman Polanski's take on the classical period of film noir (early 30's) using faithfully the formulas used during that period. Making this a neo noir (explained later in my essay
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Have a little read: ... AS Media film studies. Chinatown Chinatown (72) is Roman Polanski's take on the classical period of film noir (early 30's) using faithfully the formulas used during that period. Making this a neo noir (explained later in my essay). From the intro this is evident, sepia coloured background with the credits rolling before the film to a very distinct trumpet lead track, a definite ode to his idols black and white pictures. Film noir films are notoriously complex with many a twist and focus on a world of duplicitousness. The same is true with Chinatown, the basis of the story involves a small time Private Investigator (PI) Jake Gittes meeting a client who says her husband is cheating on her and could he investigate it. Mrs Evelyn Mulwray husband Hollis Mulwray is chief engineer for LA's waterboard, a proposal to help "the desert state" get the water it needs by getting a pipe from
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