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Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

Film
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Characters
  • The character of Velma Valento / Helen Grayle
Form & technique
  • The film's cinematography and color palette by John A. Alonzo
  • The film's narrative deviations from Raymond Chandler's novel
  • David Shire's musical score
Tropes
  • The casting and performance of Robert Mitchum as Philip Marlowe
  • Philip Marlowe's characterization as an anachronism