Big Sleep
How does your chosen film adhere to or diverge from the generic convention at play within the genre of the chosen film?
‘The Big Sleep' (1946) starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall is one of Raymond Chandler's best hard-boiled detective mysteries transformed in to a Film Noir, private detective film classic.
The Big Sleep is the best example of a classic Warner Brothers mystery. It is very complex, confusing
L.A. private eye Phillip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail peopled with murders, pornographers, nightclub rouges and the indulged rich. Humphrey Bogart plays Raymond Chandlers' legendary gumshoe and director Howard Hawks serves up quick paced character encounters mainly evolving Lauren Bacall, all set against an atmospheric background.
The genre that this film falls into is clearly defined as the category film noir. Film noir is translated as meaning "Black Film" this relates to the nature and ambience of the lighting. The lighting of the......
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