Robert Altman's idiosyncratic film ranks among the smartest and most satisfying Marlowe mysteries, complete with a compelling lead performance from Elliott Gould.
Based on the 1953 novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler, private detective Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) returns to L.A. after driving his buddy Terry to Mexico only to find himself questioned by police about the death of Terry's wife. When Terry is found dead by his own hand, Marlowe doesn't buy the easy-out and takes a new case from a beautiful blonde who coincidentally has a past with Terry. A distinctly Altman-esque and 1970s take on noir and the seedy underbelly of a town built on the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. [112 min; comedy, crime, neo-noir; English]
"Impure Chandler it may be, but it's pure Altman and one of his nose-thumbing '70s maverick classics." — Chicago Tribune
"Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools: whimsy, spontaneity, and narrative perversity." — Chicago Sun-Times
"Altman gracefully kisses off the private-eye form in soft, mellow color and volatile images [with] the cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond responsible for the offhand visual pyrotechnics." — The New Yorker
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