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One of the seminal Neo-Noir films, and considered by many to be among the best of [[Film Noir]] films in general, '''''Chinatown''''' was written by Robert Towne and directed by [[Roman Polanski]]. The film stars [[Jack Nicholson]], Faye Dunaway, and [[John Huston]]. It is ''[[World Half Empty|DARK.]]''
''Chinatown'' tells the story of Jake Gittes, a former cop turned [[Private Detective]] living and working in 1930s Los Angeles. Gittes is hired by a woman claiming to be Evelyn Mulwray, the wife of the city's water commissioner to prove that her husband is having an affair. It seems like a simple enough job. But it isn't. The woman who hired him isn't the real Mrs. Mulwray. Then the water commissioner ends up dead and the real Mrs. Mulwray hires Gittes to find out what really happened. He may think he knows what he's dealing with. [[It Got Worse|But he doesn't.]]
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[[I Thought It Meant|For the kind of place]], see [[Friendly Local Chinatown]]. Don't confuse this with ''[[Big Trouble in Little China]]'', however tempting it may be.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Noah Cross}}
* [[And Then What?]]: Subverted - Jake attempts this with the villain. [[It Got Worse|It doesn't work.]]
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'''Noah Cross:''' Oh my, yes!
'''Jake Gittes:''' Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?
'''Noah Cross:''' [[Visionary Villain|The future, Mr. Gittes! The future]]. }}
* [[Arc Words]]: "As little as possible."
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* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Jake slaps Evelyn repeatedly to get the truth out of her. When he comes to call in a favor from a man that hired him to find out if his wife was cheating on him, the wife opens the door sporting a huge black eye. In keeping with the [[Deliberate Values Dissonance]], neither of these instances spark much outrage in-universe.
* [[Your Mom]]: Gittes uses the wife variation to insult a cop:
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'''Jake''': Nope. Your wife got excited. She crossed her legs a little too quick, [[
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