Describe lake Gittes, the private investigator, and what kind of man he is.
What are Jake’s good qualities? What are Jake’s bad qualities?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe Mrs. Evelyn Mulwray, Noah’s daughter and Hollis‘s widow.
What kind of woman is she? How has Mrs. Mulwray’s hom’ble secret
affected her life?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe Noah Cross. Evelyn’s father. and what kind of man he is
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe the terrible things that Noah Cross has done in his life. Does Mrs Cross
view his own actions as terrible? Why or why not?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Although Mr. Hollis Mulwray, Evelyn’s husband, dies early in the movie,
certain facts are revealed about him. What kind of man is Mr? Mulwray?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe l.t Lou lisoobar and what kind of man he is How does It Escobar do
his job? How does he feel about Jake Gittes?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
There are many different characters in (Thirntom Who is your favorite character?
Why is he or she your favorite character?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
(.‘hr’narawn takes place in Los Angeles, California, in 1937. How have private-
investigating techniques changed since the l93os? In what ways have private-
investigating techniques stayed the same?
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe the women‘s and men’s clothes in Chinatown.
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe the automobiles in Chinatown.
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe how Chimown makes you feel
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe three of the most shocking pans of the movie.
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Explain how women are portrayed in Chinatown.
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
What qualities make Chinatown a good example of film nor’r (dark. brooding
mystery/crime drama)? Be specific.
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine
The classic I974 mystery/crime drama CHINA TOWN
Describe the use of music and sound effects in Clu’natown
In I998. the American Film Institute judged Chinatown. directed by Roman Polanski
(1933- ). to be the nineteenth-greatest American movie ever made. (Dr. Thomp-
son would rank it even higher.) In your opinion, what makes Chinatown such a great
film?
Your goal is to write an interesting. original, multi-paragraph essay
Your essay needs to be – pages long. Use white loose-leaf notebook paper
and blue or black ink. Skip every other line. and do not write on the back. Be sure to
spell the names correctly-J AKE GITIES (private investigator)
Hollis Mulwray (chief engineer)
Evelyn Mulwray (Mr. Mulwray’s widow)
Noah Cross (Mrs. Mulwray’s father)
Lt. Lou Esoobar
Detective Loach
Russ Yelburton (deputy chief of the dept.)
Ida Sessions (“working girl” and imposter)
Katherine