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Ispirandosi a questo romanzo del 1938, Orson Welles diresse nel 1946 il celeberrimo film La signora di Shanghai, interpretato da Rita Hayworth e dallo stesso regista. Welles spiazzò pubblico e critica, così come il lettore resterà spiazzato dalle svolte sorprendenti nell'intreccio di questo piccolo capolavoro della letteratura noir. Scritta in uno stile immediato e asciutto, come osservò la rivista Time, la storia segue le vicende di Laurence Planter, un giovane e aitante ex marinaio che viene ingaggiato come autista da un grosso avvocato di New York sposato a una donna bellissima. Un giorno, il socio dell'avvocato gli fa una curiosa e ardita proposta, e Laurence, pur sentendo puzza di bruciato, è tentato dalla prospettiva di una vita migliore. Quando si rende conto di essere capitato in un nido di vipere in cui è impossibile distinguere gli amici dai nemici, è già in trappola, una trappola raffinatissima che lui stesso ha inconsapevolmente contribuito a costruire, e sul suo capo pende un'accusa di omicidio. Lo attende la pena di morte se non riuscirà a dimostrare la propria innocenza.
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- Pagine: 224
- Data di uscita: 04-04-2019
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The basis for one of the greatest film noir, 'The Lady from Shanghai' (1947), which has stood the test of time seventy years on, this pulp story still has the ability to thrill in its courtroom and final death row scenes. It was Orson Welles' genius to transpose the tale from Long Island and Sing Si Leggi tutto
Looking forward to see the movie now, the book is relatively short, but story has its plot twists, like Rashomon, trial drama/detective story is always about partial view from the narrator, until it unfolds.
I picked this up because it was the basis for The Lady From Shanghai (1948) directed by Orson Welles, which is one of my favorite movies. I wanted to see what Welles took from the source material, and what he changed. Some story elements made the leap from page to screen intact, but many others are
The prose is tight. Real tight. No word wasted. A very sharp noir crime thriller. The female charater is a male fantasy, two dimensional femme fatal stick on. Caught between a young, adonis, with a hard body and film star looks and a jealous castrated father figure, murder quickly ensues. The plot s Leggi tutto
Started off inspired and tightly crafted; ended with a bit too much exposition. In this case the film, despite its flaws, is far superior.
Really enjoyed this novel, with all of the twists and turns in the plot - kept me guessing right until the end. Written on the late 1930's it is a typical film noir type of novel, with murder, under lying sexual tension and characters who you don't know whether to trust or not. A great little novel. Leggi tutto
It's impossible to say why this is such a good book without spoilers. It's good.
A noir pulp story about a young chauffeur who gets caught up in a seemingly perfect crime plot, just to have the rug pulled under his feet. This novel was the base for Orson Welles‘ film ‚The lady from Shanghai‘ with Rita Hayworth and if I remember correctly the movie is somewhat more engaging and t Leggi tutto
A great lean hardboiled tale of cold-blooded murder that was adapted into the film noir The Lady from Shanghai by Orson Welles. I look forward to re-watching having read the source novel in the near future.
You feel attached to the characters. It's a book of twists and turns
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