I'm not sure if it's what you're thinking of, since it's certainly not Westlake, but The Lady in the Lake is shot from Marlowe's POV.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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Strega - Sep 15, 2006 6:27:34 am PDT #4204 of 10001
Dana - Sep 15, 2006 6:28:48 am PDT #4205 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah. And then have the characters stand around, not sure what to do.
That happens in Sondheim's "Into the Woods."
Cashmere - Sep 15, 2006 6:31:21 am PDT #4206 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
It's Michael Caine narrating The Quiet American, right? Not Brenden Fraser. Because Brenden Fraser was the floater in the beginning.
juliana - Sep 15, 2006 6:33:22 am PDT #4207 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
The novel is from the Caine character's POV, so I'm assuming the narration is Caine. I really need to see that movie - I love the book.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2006 6:38:03 am PDT #4208 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
and one film noir is even shot as if the camera were the eyes of the main character (memfaulting on the title, based on a Westlake novel IIRC)
Chandler - it was THE LADY IN THE LAKE, and directed by Robert (I think) Montogmery, who also starred (at least when the character looked in anything where there was a reflection).
Heh, inevitable x-post due to delay.
Fred Pete - Sep 15, 2006 7:03:01 am PDT #4209 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
one film noir is even shot as if the camera were the eyes of the main character (memfaulting on the title)
Also the first half of Dark Passage, before the main character has plastic surgery and ends up looking like Humphrey Bogart. Which is a good thing, because the main character was played by Bogart.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2006 7:05:55 am PDT #4210 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also the first half of Dark Passage, before the main character has plastic surgery and ends up looking like Humphrey Bogart. Which is a good thing, because the main character was played by Bogart.
That one actually worked better than LitL, probably because they only kept the style up for a portion of the movie. A movie I just picked up, coincidentally, in a BOGIE & BACALL boxed set (it also has TO HAVE & HAVE NOT, THE BIG SLEEP [both versions] and KEY LARGO).
Fred Pete - Sep 15, 2006 7:07:19 am PDT #4211 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
That one actually worked better than LitL
It's also hard to go wrong when you have Bogie, Bacall, and Agnes Moorhead.
evil jimi - Sep 15, 2006 7:14:42 am PDT #4212 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
well, this kinda fits in with the current discussion; there's a new film version of "the Scottish play" aka Macbeth about to come out. It's by Geoffrey Wright, the bloke who made Romper Stomper with Russell Crowe, and sets the story in modern Melbourne, where it incorporates the "underworld war" that's plagued the city for the last few years. No idea how good it will be but reports indicate it has a "noirish" feel to it, so might be worth a look.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 15, 2006 7:21:00 am PDT #4213 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's also hard to go wrong when you have Bogie, Bacall, and Agnes Moorhead.
This is true.