Chinatown Blu-ray

'Chinatown' Director: Roman Polanski (1974) Written by Robert Towne Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

One of the greats, brilliantly scripted and staged. Set in thirties L.A. When hired by a mysterious woman to expose her husband as an adulterer a private detective becomes caught in a web of deceit and violence. Political corruption and human darkness are seen as the foundations on which the city was built. Nicholson, Dunaway and Huston all convey complex characters expertly.