Top cast:Marc McDermott,Mary Fuller,Harold M. Shaw
Director:Ethan Coen
Genre:Mystery
Region:Macau
Year:2020
Storyline:His efforts to separate good from evil - to save the good and punish he evil - ultimately fail in the metaphoric (and then real) world of Chinatown by the film""s climax.The Canoe Serenade - and the Indian Camp""s Totem Dance Festival:On their way to an Indian camp""s annual festival (where Boniface would most likely be located), in the evening""s moonlight, Sgt.As the young boys make-believe that they are soldiers/sailors and play military games together, John is "knighted and given a Viking""s funeral" for his bravery.Lebrand: Like a dog.Sullivan: What do they know in Pittsburgh?Lebrand: They know what they like.Sullivan: If they knew what they liked, they wouldn""t live in Pittsburgh.That""s no argument.The well-established, top-money director, known for comedies, wants to make a serious, solemn and meaningful film ("a million dollar production") for his next effort, but it is almost sacrilegious for him to suggest to a Hollywood production boss a realistic film "as he sociological and artistic medium that it is" depicting the drama of suffering, hardship, and poverty.This film rescued Paramount from total bankruptcy (it was the 9th most profitable studio at the time), and began an incredible streak of major successes under Paramount VP of development Robert Evans"" stewardship, includingHarold and Maude (1971),The Godfather (1972),Play It Again, Sam (1972),The Getaway (1972),Serpico (1973),The Great Gatsby (1974),Chinatown (1974),Marathon Man (1976)andBlack Sunday (1977).