He's always late collecting James from nursery due to long surgery hours. The novel follows Marlowe's movements in and around Bay City, a fictional town in California not far from Los Angeles. Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely, first published in 1940, is a crime drama best described as a noir novel.Intended for adult audiences, the novel follows many noir conventions, such as the plot centering around a murder investigation; the protagonist, Philip Marlowe, being both a private investigator and an anti-hero; and the setting consisting of a dark city run by criminals. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio. Not only about corruption, but about a desperate, often failed search for justice. By E. B. Whit e. May 8, 1936. What I understood after reading the Marlowe novels, and Farewell, My Lovely in particular, is that noir is not only a genre about darkness, but about light. Farewell, My Lovely! Directed by Nigel Cole. Farewell, My Lovely is the story of private detective Philip Marlowe. Save this story for later. Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by paroled convict Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend Velma, former seedy nightclub dancer. Both remakes are extremely faithful to Chandler, except that instead of 1940’s Los Angeles, this ‘Big Sleep’ was set in 1970’s London. It also announces the arrival of Richards as a promising new American director. Noir was the perfect genre for the story I wanted to tell, not in spite of its white and racist history but because of it. Even so, 'Farewell My Lovely' is a great Philip Marlowe film (and a great film). The film is based on Raymond Chandler's 1940 novel Farewell, My Lovely.It was the first film to feature Chandler's primary character, the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe. Murder, My Sweet (released as Farewell, My Lovely in the United Kingdom) is a 1944 American film noir, directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Dick Powell, Claire Trevor and Anne Shirley. Farewell, My Lovely, Chandler’s second novel, is filled with murder and corruption, yet it is essentially a love story. Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2), Raymond Chandler Farewell, My Lovely is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1940, the second novel he wrote featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. Louisa takes her students sailing so Martin is left holding the baby. Directed by Dick Richards. "Farewell, My Lovely" is a great entertainment and a celebration of Robert Mitchum's absolute originality. With Robert Mitchum, Charlotte Rampling, John Ireland, Sylvia Miles. With Martin Clunes, Caroline Catz, Ian McNeice, Eileen Atkins. 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