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18:33:43 -0400 From: "Nathan Cain" <
IndieCrime@gmail.com> To: rara-avis-l <
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com> Subject: RARA-AVIS: The
Laughing Policeman
> I watched The Laughing Policeman with the usually
avuncular Walter
> Matthau playing an obsessed detective and Bruce Dern
as his parter
> last night. It was an interesting film, even if the
plot seemed kind
> of thin. I was impressed with the way it portrayed
San Francisco. It
> was a very gritty portrayal, with the extras seeming
like real people
> as opposed to actors pretending to be real people.
There was a scene
> in a gay bar that would probably raise some eyebrows
even today. The
> city depiction of the city seemed seedier and more
believable than it
> does in say, Dirty Harry or Bullitt. I also liked
the naturalistic way
> they handled the filming. People speak over each
other, as they would
> in real life, and the soundtrack is minimal. Most of
the noise is real
> background noise. I know the movie is based on a
novel by a husband
> and wife team of Swedish authors who did a ten book
series about
> Swedish detectives. I know TLP won an Edgar, and I
wonder if it is any
> good, or if any other books in the series are worth
reading?
Great book, I've read Roseanna too (the first in the series),
also good.
Jordan
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