The 70's in Movie History

Last time I mentioned a movie here was to talk about Chinatown and I mentioned how great the 70’s were for movie history.
A great part of my favourite movies were made in the 70’s. Here’s just a few:

A Clockwork Orange; Jaws; Star Wars; The Godfather (Part I and II); One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Chinatown; Apocalypse Now; Alien; Sleeper (one of Woody Allen’s most hilarious movies); Taxi Driver… and much more….

Movie # 14 - Chinatown

Another movie entry. I saw Chinatown yesterday. It’s another movie from that wonderful decade (the amazing 70s). It was the last movie from Roman Polansky to be shot in the US (so, before he escaped the American justice for committing statutory rape in Jack Nicholson’s place). The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. Jack Nicholson is a pleasure to watch. He is the true slick “Know it all”, incapable of asking innocent questions, always thinking ahead but who can still captivate you when he shows us that he has principles and a good moral fibre deep down inside. The screenplay is great (awarded with an Oscar). It’s the typical noir movie, even though it appeared 30 years later than the first ones. The recreation of the period (the 30s) is very well done.
Another great aspect in the movie is the appearance by John Huston. Though familiar to his movies (the best movie from the noir genre belongs to him: The Maltese Falcon), I had never seen him and so, when I saw him in the movie I loved the character even though I had no idea who he was.
Just for the acting and the wonderful script alone, the movie is worth it.

If you've seen one, you've seen them all