From the very start of their romance, they were ob[Expand All]
From the very start of their romance, they were oblivious to each other"s past.Kathie: You know, you"re a curious man.Jeff: You"re gonna make every guy you meet a little bit curious.Kathie: That"s not what I mean.You don"t ask questions.You don"t even ask me what my name is.Jeff: All right, what"s your name?Kathie: Kathie.Jeff: I like it.Kathie: Or where I come from?Jeff: I"m thinkin" about where we"re going.Kathie: Don"t you like it in here?Jeff: I"m just not ready to settle down.Kathie: Shall I take you somewhere else?Jeff: You"re going to find it very easy to take me anywhere.They left the bar to gamble on a game of roulette [a metaphor for the risk and chance factor in their lives].The big-budget horror film grossed about $33.4 million (on a budget of $2.3 million), and received two Academy Award nominations: one for Polanski"s Best Adapted Screenplay, and Ruth Gordon won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as one of the well-meaning, "normal" NYC neighbors.No sign of an enemy...They"re dead." As he returns to the body of the Sergeant, he explains to Lieutenant Dufour (James Burke) how he found the two bodies: "Up here is a young man who died peacefully.The viewer shares Gittes" own blind perceptions and circuitous search for the truth.]While sitting down to some iced tea, Gittes confronts Mrs.Mulwray (dressed in riding gear) who is sweaty and flushed after riding bareback.He is determined to convince her that he had nothing o do with the publication of the incriminating photos or stories ("I"m just trying to make a living").Gordon feared that the citizenry of Gotham would lose hope if they knew how Dent"s heroic goodness had been brought down by the Joker.[Collapse Section]