Chinatown Blu-ray Drama A portrait of Hugh Lane

A portrait of Hugh Lane conveyed through a blend of documentary and drama

Filmed mostly in wide shots which allow our eyes to move across the space in the frame taking in delightful details and wry observations on humankind

a pop art aesthetic which also satirises consumerism

architecturally modernist Paris bringing chaos to the planned settings

This is a record of that journey

Chinatown Blu-ray Drama A portrait of Hugh Lane'Chinatown' Director: Roman Polanski (1974) Written by Robert Towne Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston One of the greats, brilliantly scripted and staged. Set in thirties L. A. When hired by a mysterious woman to expose her husband as an adulterer a private detective becomes caught in a web of deceit and violence. Political corruption and human darkness are seen as the foundations on which the city was built. Nicholson, Dunaway and