Screening Log, May 2007

The Long Goodbye
USA / 1973

Maybe it’s the mellow mood I’ve had lately, but Altman’s take on Mr. Phillip Marlowe easily won me over, as did Elliot Gould’s performance. I’m still pleasantly mulling over the hazy, faded Zsigmond palette, Marlowe’s oddly endearing mumbles, and Sterling Hayden’s bitter, stumbling walk into the sea (echoes of my favorite scene of death by drowning, James Mason in A Star is Born), all encompassed by a pitch perfect, magic brownie scented 70’s tone. I think I officially have a new Altman fav.

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by Jenny Jediny | Source: United Artists 35mm theatrical print
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