CHINATOWN

GENRE:  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery
MADE:  1974
CAST:  Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
DIRECTOR:  Roman Polanski
WRITER:  Robert Towne, Roman Polanski

PLOT:  Approached by the wife of one of the owners of the Los Angeles Water Department detective Gittes agrees to take on an adultery case when the husband is murdered, leading Gittes into investigating a scheme behind the scenes of the people running the water department.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Ghost Writer, L.A. Confidential, Gone Baby Gone

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BONNIE AND CLYDE

GENRE:  Biographical/ Crime/ Drama
MADE:  1967
CAST:  Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Michael J. Pollard
DIRECTOR:  Arthur Penn
WRITER:  David Newman, Robert Benton, Robert Towne


PLOT:  A biographical film on a notorious bank robbing couple.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Public Enemies, The Departed, Bugsy

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GIA

GENRE:  Biographical/ Drama/ Romance
MADE:  1998
CAST:  Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell
DIRECTOR:  Michael Cristofer
WRITER:  Jay McInerney, Michael Cristofer

PLOT:  A biographical film of the life of Gia Carangi, a supermodel from the 1970's.  The film begins with her budding fame, being picked up by an agent on the streets of New York, to her slow dissipation from drug abuse.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Girl Interrupted, Requiem For A Dream, Factory Girl

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