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polanski,script,writing,water,oedipus,towne,screenplay,robert mckee,adaptation The subliminal poetic imagery of Roman Polanski's Chinatown

The subliminal poetic imagery of Roman Polanski's Chinatown

posted by plastiquemonkey 2 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1234 views
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"You may think you know what you're dealing with, but believe me, you don't." Brilliant and insightful analysis of Roman Polanski and Robert Towne's script for Chinatown (1974), by screenwriting guru Robert McKee.

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Downvote against polantski himself: pedophile trash.


written by quantumushroom  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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Upvote against QM; just plain trash.


written by theo47  | 2 years 8 months 1 week ago | CH
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*dead


written by gorgonheap  | 2 years 3 months 1 week ago | CH
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This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by gorgonheap.


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silvercord has fixed this video's dead embed code - no star awarded because silvercord was awarded too recently.


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um, I'm gonna take a shot and call *cinema

Love Polanski. Love McGee.

Spent some time recreating scenes from this film for a class on directing -- and consulted with none other than Robert Towne's granddaughter.

Beautiful tragic film.


written by Trancecoach  | 1 year 5 months 4 weeks ago | CH
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Invocations (cinema) cannot be called by Trancecoach because Trancecoach is not privileged - sorry.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 5 months 4 weeks ago | CH
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*cinema


written by Trancecoach  | 11 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Cinema) - requested by Trancecoach.


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Tags for this video have been changed from 'polanski, script, writing, water, oedipus' to 'polanski, script, writing, water, oedipus, towne, screenplay, robert mckee, adaptation' - edited by my15minutes


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*promote


written by my15minutes  | 11 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Thursday, April 5th, 2007 3:10am PDT - promote requested by my15minutes.


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