Lascio volontariamente non tradotti alcuni dei film riportati sotto per il semplice motivo che non li ho mai visti. Spero, entro breve, di poter finire il mio lavoro di traduzione...

Murder My SweetMurder My Sweet
Philip Marlowe's first appearence on the Silver Screen. Based on Chandler's Farewell My Lovely. Dick Powell decided to change his image and play the hard-boiled slueth, it worked marvelously. Powell is fine as the white knight in tarnished amour. He is drawn into a complex web of murder blackmail and double-dealing. This is an early example of "Film Noir" and set the standard for the genre. The case involves a stolen jade necklace, a hulking dull-witted gangster, and an equally dangerous blond. Fast paced and exciting it still packs a wallop!

(1944) DIRECTED BY EDWARD DMYTRYK
STARRING DICK POWELL, CLAIRE TREVOR, ANNE SHIRLEY, OTTO KRUGER, MIKE MAZURKI, MILES MANDER


The Big SleepTHE BIG SLEEP
Chandler fans can't complain about this moody, atmospheric rendition of Marlowe's most bizarre case. Bogie's gritty inturpretation of the tough talking shamus is a high point in his glorious carrer, and sultry Bacall throws in enough sparks to ignite a city block. The convoluted case envolves dope addicts, sadistic killers, pornographers, and nymphomaniacs. Wow!!!

(1946) DIRECTED BY
HOWARD HAWKS STARRING HUMPHREY BOGART, LAUREN BACALL, JOHN RIDGLEY, MARTHA VICKERS, LOUIS JEAN HEYDT, REGIS TOOMEY,PEGGY KNUDSEN, DORTHY MALONE, BOB STEELE, ELISHA COOK JR.
 
 
 

Lady in the LakeLADY IN THE LAKE
What's it like to look through the eyes of gumshoe Philip Marlowe? As the original ads stated: "YOU ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO A BLONDES APARTMENT. YOU GET SOCKED IN THE JAW BY A MURDER SUSPECT."This adaption of Chandler's whodunit has novelty of camera taking first -person point of view of Marlowe. The case involves a missing wife, L.A. lowlifes, troublesome cops and murder. The movie teems with startling suprises and gritty dialogue. See the clues as Marlowe sees them. Very interesting!!!

(1946) DIRECTED BY ROBERT MONTGOMERY
STARRING ROBERT MONGOMERY, AUDREY TROTTER, LLOYD NOLAN, TOM TULLY, LEON AMES, JAYNE MEADOWS.

The Brasher DoubloonIL DOBLONE SCOMPARSO

(titolo originale: THE BRASHER DOUBLOON)
In questo B-Movie (adattamento molto mal riuscito del racconto La Finestra sul Vuoto), una rara moneta sembra sia la responsabile per una serie di omicidi. La scena d'apertura, la sequenza di 'un giorno ventoso a Pasadena' cattura perfettamente la prosa con cui Chandler aveva descritto i luoghi. Montgomery interpreta Marlowe come un segugio/damerino (cambiando completamente il personaggio). L'abilità visiva di Brahm crea tensione, ma alla fin fine resta l'amaro in bocca per aver rovinato un bel racconto.

(1947) DIRECTED BY JOHN BRAHM
STARRING GEORGE MONTGOMERY, NANCY GUILD, CONRAD JANIS, ROY ROBERTS, FRITZ KORTNER.

MarloweMARLOWE
Updating of Chandler's The Little Sister to the late 60's. Marlowe is hired by a girl to find her missing brother. Several interseted parties, including Bruce Lee in an early screen performance want Marlowe to lay-off the case. Along the way Marlowe comes across beautiful women, hoods, blackmailers,and ice pick murders in this slick film with a hilarious scene involving Lee trashing Marlowe's office. The cast of characters are so hard-boiled that somebody's got to crack. And when it happens, it's Marlowe's job to put the peices together.

(1969) DIRECTED BY
PAUL BOGART STARRING JAMES GARNER, GAYLE HUNNICUTT, CARROL O'CONNER, RITA MORENO, SHARON FARRELL, WILLIAM DANIELS, JACKIE COOGAN, BRUCE LEE.

The Long GoodbyeIL LUNGO ADDIO

(titolo originale: THE LONG GOODBYE)
Robert Altman revisiona la versione romantica del racconto di Chandler. Strano e smunto, Gould (interprete di Marlowe) è svolgiato e pronto ad essere assunto per qualsiasi lavoro. Il caso parla di un omicidio che la polizia ha perso per un suicidio. Marlowe passa attraverso la ricchezza dei suoi committenti ed infine si giunge ad un finale inaspettato (che stravolge tutti i codici morali di Marlowe!). Sicuramente da NON vedere!

(1973) DIRECTED BY ROBERT ALTMAN STARRING ELLIOT GOULD, NINA VAN PALLANDT, STERLING HAYDEN, HENRY GIBSON, MARK RYDELL, JIM BOUTON, WARREN BERLINGER, DAVID CARRIDINE, ARNOLD SWARZENEGGER

FAREWELL MY LOVELYFarewell My Lovely
Here is Los Angeles in all its 1940's film-noir glory. This superb film adaption of Chandler's mystery is a tribute to the talents of Robert Mitchum. He is perfect as the tired world-weary shamus. His quest for Velma, the long lost love of Moose Malloy takes him from the swankest of night clubs to the darkest of back allies. This film evokes the dark netherworld of pre-WWII Los Angeles.

(1975) DIRECTED BY DICK RICHARDS
STARRING ROBERT MITCHUM, CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, JOHN IRELAND, SLVIA MILES,JACK O'HALLORAN, ANTHONY ZERBE, HARRY DEAN STATON,SYLVESTER STALLONE, WALTER McGUINN

The Big SleepTHE BIG SLEEP
This version of Chandler's novel is updated to the late 70's London. If you can get by that this adaption is more faithful to the novel then Hawks version with a strong cast and fresh locations.

(1978) DIRECTED BY
MICHAEL WINNER
STARRING ROBERT MITCHUM, SARAH MILES, CANDY CLARK, OLIVER REED, RICHARD BOONE, JAMES STEWART, JOAN COLLINS, EDWAED FOX, JOHN MILLS, HARRY ANDREWS, RICHARD TODD, COLIN BLAKELY
 
 

MARLOWE - OMICIDIO A PODDLE SPRINGS
Ultimo film (in ordine di tempo) a rappresentare un racconto di Chandler. Questo stupendo film si pone nel 1963 e vede un Marlowe sposato con la sua dolce miliardaria. L'interpretazione di James Caan è fantastica e la trama (che segue quella del racconto incompleto Poddle's Spring Story, finito da Parker) è favolosa. Proprio un film da non perdere se siete gli amanti del genere ed anche se non lo siete!

(1999) DIRECTED BY
JAMES CAAN.

THE FOLLOWING FILMS WERE BASED ON CHANDLER NOVELS BUT WERE ADAPTED TO FIT THE B-MOVIE DETECTIVES IN THEIR SERIES.

THE FALCON TAKES OVERThe Falcon Takes Over
Based on Chandler's Farewell My Lovely with the Falcon subsituting for Marlowe. This is a well-meshed mystery with Sanders up to his neck with corpses and double-crossing clients.

(1942) DIRECTED BY
IRVING REIS STARRING GEORGE SANDERS, LYNN BARI, JAMES GLEASON, ALLEN JENKINS, HELEN GILBERT, WARD BOND, EDWARD GARAGAN, ANNE REVERE, GEORGE CLEVELAND, HANS CONRIED, TURHAN BEY
 
 
 
 


 
 

A Time To KillA TIME TO KILL
Michael Shayne is in for Marlowe in this film based on Chandler's The High Window involving counterfeiters and rare coins.

(1942) DIRECTED BY
HERBERT I. LEEDS
STARRING LLOYD NOLAN, RALPH BYRD, HEATHER ANGEL, DORIS MERRICK, RICHARD LANE
 

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