Farewell My Lovely
| Program section: | Starring Philip Marlowe |
|---|---|
| Directed by: | Dick Richards |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Country: | USA |
| Length: | 95 min. |
| Cast: | Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles, Anthony Zerbe, and others. |
Screening:
- 19. 8. 2026 | 15:30 - Nova Cinema Hall (castle - chateau) / CZ subs /
- 22. 8. 2026 | 14:15 - LoGyn Hall (castle - western room) / CZ subs /
Production: EK, ITC Films
Script/Based on: David Zelag Goodman, Raymond Chandler
Director of Photography: John A. Alonzo
Score: David Shire
Although he was perfectly suited for the role of Philip Marlowe, he never had the chance to play him in the 1940s, when Hollywood studios repeatedly adapted Raymond Chandler’s novels. Instead, he had to wait several decades, until he was in his sixties. We’re talking about the iconic Robert Mitchum, who ultimately played Marlowe twice in the 1970s film adaptations of Farewell, My Lovely and The Big Sleep. At the NFF, we’re screening the first of these, a retro-noir directed by the still-living Dick Richards, who turns 90 this year. The fact that Marlowe is played by an aging Mitchum imbues the character with new qualities, particularly a certain weariness with life that is evident in his expression and a number of memorable lines. Unlike Marlowe and The Long Goodbye, Farewell, My Love is set in the past, but the result resembles a mythical simulacrum of early 1940s Los Angeles rather than a faithful reconstruction. (mh)
