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Dominican Rep. Hammett
1,096
Film noir
San Francisco, 1928. Dashiell Hammet, a former detective of the Pinkerton Agency, in his thirties, is a tuberculous drunkard who barely survives writing detective stories. An old colleague, Jimmy Ryan comes to visit him -- he needs Dashiell's help to solve the case of Crystal Ling. A Chinese girl mysteriously disappeared. Hammett finds himself once more in the streets of Chinatown, on a complicated job involving his politicians, corrupt ... [+]
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"Wenders' first American movie is no conventional biopic, but a stunningly achieved fiction about the art and mystique of creating fiction." | ||
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"It's a stylish, entertaining movie" | ||
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"The picture is an inventory of film noir effects and attitudes, but Wenders has nothing new to say about the style, about the period, about Hammett or about the creative proces" | ||
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"If you're into detective films or are just looking for something atmospheric, then Hammett is a safe bet for a quiet night of mystery and intrigue" |
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