History.
The General Sternwood has a daughter Carmen, a nymphomaniac addicted to drugs, blackmail victim of a Geiger. The private eye Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is hired to settle the case but there he discovered the lifeless body of Geiger. Who killed him? Throughout its investigation, the mystery thickens to not reveal about him as corpses. The presence of the elder sister of Carmen, Vivian (Lauren Bacall) does not perhaps helps to see clearly …
Why must (re) view.
Hyper-expected its release in 1947, “The Big Sleep” is a classic film noir, adapted from a novel by Raymond Chandler. Everything is here: a waterproof detective, a femme fatale, found a corpse, an innocent young woman, the smell of cigarettes, a difficult investigation and then especially at night, black and silent, which grows inexorably. To follow the thread of the story, the viewer must stay focused because Howard Hawks, aided by William Faulkner in script, have fun here to unveil a thousand details, just like he was playing with Russian dolls, as if the Film was intended to lead the viewer in an endless maze. What is also fascinating about “The Big Sleep” is the relationship between Philip Vivian. Both characters embody a different kind of torque, more sensual than ever. We feel amorous spark that ignites the couple together in the city for two years. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall does not almost touch in the film, and yet one can not help but notice their bodies as both seem to move toward each other in their game of seduction. At a time when censorship was ruthless, one can only applaud the staging of Howard Hawks and enjoy the sensual energy that emanated from Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
“The Big Sleep” by Howard Hawks (1947) on Arte at 20:50
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