The film tells the story of a group of lapd officers in. Confidential and was drawn to its characters, not the plot. Confidential original motion picture score by jerry goldsmith on amazon music. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people. Confidential lynn does her best to usher the slightly disheveled. Masterfully adapted from james ellroys novel of the same name, l. As white expects, she identifies stensland from a photograph as susans boyfriend, a man she disapproved of. Books written by susan levitt many of my books began as pamphlets and handouts that i created for lectures or classes. Though it won more critical praise than any film in 1997, l. Jun 06, 20 1950s hardboiled detective noir that goes deeper and darker than any other book in the genre, l.
And in the less glamorous side of things, mrs lefferts home is in. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on both sides of the law. A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and. Bud white, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence. And three lawmen are caught in a deadly spiral, a nightmare that. Hanson played the songs hed already chosen for the soundtrack on set, to establish mood. There is a mass murder at the nite owl restaurant, including a former lapd officer. When bud is talking to lynn about susan lefferts, lynn says something to the effect that susan came on a bus with dreams of hollywood, and this is how they turned out. Destruction from the air the army air forces confidential picture h by jr. Confidential 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Confidential feels like the book that james ellroy has been preparing for and working up to during his entire career up to this point. Confidential is a 1997 american crime film directed, produced and cowritten by curtis hanson. Confidential, director curtis hansons smart adaptation of james ellroys gritty crime novel, was ultimately iced at the oscars by titanic, that overwrought cross between love story and the poseidon adventure.
Confidential is actually the third book in a series of four books called the l. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Susan conant became a published author in 1990 with the novel a new leash on death, which began her dog lovers mysteries series. The screenplay by hanson and brian helgeland is based on james ellroys 1990 novel of the. Below is a list of susan conants books in order of when they were originally published. Confidential by brian helgeland based on the novel by james ellroy november 16, 1995 minor revisions fade in. Two policemen are drawn together by an obsession with the same woman and the same multiple murder case. Confidential is one of my favourite books of all time, and my favourite james ellroy book. A shrewd, elegant film with a flawless ensemble cast and style to burn. Confidential, director curtis hansons smart adaptation of james ellroys gritty crime.
She is a woman in black when she first meets bud and is a suspect in susan lefferts death, she wears soft greens and blues during her domestic scenes with bud, she wears all white during the scene. Susan has 1,661 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the victim by p. An investigation begins into the nite owl massacre, in which six people including an expoliceman were slain. Over the years, i turned this information into the following books. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing l. Confidential film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader.
Although not a movie that influenced an onslaught of neonoirs in its wake, l. White recognizes nite owl victim susan lefferts as one of patchetts escorts. White visits the home of susan lefferts distraught mother. The screenplay by hanson and brian helgeland is based on james ellroys 1990 novel of the same name. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style. Confidential 1990 is a neonoir novel by james ellroy, and the third of his l. Curtis hanson had read half a dozen of james ellroys books before l. The epigraph is a glory that costs everything and means nothingsteve erickson. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next. Detectives bud white, edmund exley, and jack vincennes all get caught up in the case, which turns out. He takes all of the themes he explored in previous novels and packs them into a book thats an even larger, more epic tale of crime, perversion, and hollywood corruption than any of his previous books.
Confidential is one of the best critically received films ever. Check out susan lefferts by jerry goldsmith on amazon music. Confidential is also a 1990 novel by american crime writer james ellroy. Detectives bud white, edmund exley, and jack vincennes all get caught up in the case, which turns out be part of the power struggle in organized crime after real life mobster mickey cohen is convicted. But bud later visits susan lefferts s mother, who lives in elysian park. Confidential detailplot obviously, this is a rewatch. Lemay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I dont remember if i saw this in the cinema on its original release 1, but i know i know i bought it on dvd back when buying. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. The only link is that susan lefferts died at the night owl, and bud saw lynn with lefferts when he was buying the alcohol for the party. Confidential is epic noir, a crime novel of astonishing detail and scope written by the bestselling author of the black dahlia. Ed exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out.
Susan golomb is a literary agent who lives and works in new york city. He is led to believe that said girlfriend was susan lefferts after he learns that only two women were killed. Confidential, he was poised to make the leap from workmanlike director to filmmaker par excellence. Lefferts had the bandage on her nose at the time, which sparked buds curiosity and prompted him to seek out lynn after lefferts was murdered.
Lemay and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now. Three different lapd detectives with different personalities, wifebasherbasher bud white russell crowe, straight cop edmund exley, and publicityhungry jack vincennes kevin spacey all get caught up in the case, which turns out be part of the power struggle in. Confidential based on the book susan hated literature. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. They are the black dahlia 1987, the big nowhere 1988, l. Confidential script at the internet movie script database.
She is a contributor to the collection we wear the mask. Confidential film is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the warner bros. Three different lapd detectives with different personalities, wifebasherbasher. Two, susan lived with someone other than her mother before coming to hollywood. The stensmeeks murder is tied into the susan lefferts thread, alongside writing the original bodyunderthehouse duke cathcart and his prostitution thread out. Confidential is a 1997 american neonoir crime film directed, produced and cowritten by. The action is driven along by his breakneck writing style, and his staccato style shows its first signs in the head of jack vincennes. Confidential original motion picture score on discogs. Confidential 1997 with russell crowe, russell crowe. She is a woman in black when she first meets bud and is a suspect in susan lefferts death, she wears soft greens and blues during her domestic scenes with bud, she wears all white during the scene where she seduces ed, and when she shows up at the end ready to leave for arizona, shes dressed in a bright yellow amid the sea of blue at eds. The screenplay by hanson and brian helgeland is based on james ellroys 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his l. Confidential cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Over the opening strains of i love you, california, a montage. Confidential is a 1997 neonoir film based on james ellroys 1990 novel of the same title, the third book in his l.
Confidential lynn does her best to usher the slightly disheveled older gentleman out the door. Adapting a novel into a screenplay is an extremely difficult prospect as the film has to convert the image that was captured over several hundred pages. Jack scoops the pot, flips through an address book. One, susans mother originally lived somewhere other than hollywood, and then moved there at some point. The movie janet maslin of the new york times calls. Confidential original motion picture score by jerry. I was friendly with sue lefferts, but we werent really friends. The film tells the story of a group of lapd officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and hollywood celebrity. Kevin spacey jack vincennes and amber smith susan lefferts would. In fact, as of 2000, it is the only film in history to have won the best picture and the best director. Its amazing to me more movies have not been made out of james ellroys very dark. Confidential is a 1997 american neonoir crime film directed, produced and cowritten by curtis hanson.