Since the style, boldness and themes of what would end up being known as New Hollywood first emerged in 1967, those were times of daring demystification, as three different generations developed films that were critical of the system, a reflection of their society, marked also by countless political conflicts.
Robert Towne, as screenwriter, and Polanski, as director, gave new life to film noir with a harsh story of betrayal and self-destruction. Jack Nicholson, a cocky private detective who sticks his nose where he is not wanted and ends with a knife cutting through it (with Polanski himself doing it in a cameo); Faye Dunaway, a femme fatale reminiscent of the divas of Amer...
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