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Film noir Farewell My Lovely 1975 Brothel Guide Virginia St. Bookstore Reno Nevada 1979-2008 Poster
by David Lee Guss
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Film noir Farewell My Lovely 1975 Brothel Guide Virginia St. Bookstore Reno Nevada 1979-2008 poster by David Lee Guss. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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This 1975 neo-noir is the third version of the Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) novel. I rate Robert Mitchum as the best, private detective Philip... more
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This 1975 neo-noir is the third version of the Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) novel. I rate Robert Mitchum as the best, private detective Philip Marlow, better than Bogart, Robert Montgomery or Dick Powell. "Mitch" wore only one suit in the film, which had been worn by Victor Mature in the 1940's. He constantly complained that the clothing had never been laundered since.
"Lovely" was photographed by John Alonzo (1934-2001) who had shot the neo-noir masterpiece, "Chinatown," the year earlier. A portion of the film was set in an L.A. brothel.
About David Lee Guss
I first became obsessed with photography and motion pictures while growing up in post WW2 Manila in the Philippine Islands in the late 1940's/early 1950's. Film noirs were a particular influence. But my first love remains the theater. I acted in numerous amateur productions from 1958 to 1978. In 1979 I earned a MA in drama from the University of Arizona; earlier getting a BA in English from the University of Minnesota, where I co-founded the first film society on campus and ran it for four years. While at the U of A, I studied with the master black and white photo essayist W. Eugene Smith (1918-1978) the last year of his life. I am the last person cited in Jim Hughes' definitive biography of Gene, as I wrote about attending his final...
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