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The Big Sleep

By David Thomson
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By David Thomson
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The Big Sleep: Marlowe and Vivian practising kissing; General Sternwood shivering in a hothouse full of orchids; a screenplay, co-written by Faulkner, famously mysterious and difficult to solve. Released in 1946, Howard Hawks'' adaptation of Raymond Chandler reunited Bogart and Bacall and gave them two of their most famous roles. The mercurial but ever-manipulative Hawks dredged humour and happiness out of film noir. ''Give him a story about more murders than anyone can keep up with, or exp...

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Music, Film & Performing ArtsFilmFilm GenresFilm History & CriticismMystery & Crime FilmsIndividual Filmmakers - American FilmHawks, Howard (1896-1977)->Criticism and interpretation