To Live and Die in L.A., William Friedkin (U.S., 1985)
- When
- Thu Sep 12, 2013
- Where
- Pacific Film Archive (PFA) Theater
- Time
- 7:00 pm
- Cost
- $5.50 - $9.50
- Tags
- Movies, Film Screenings
Description
When Richard Chance’s partner, a fellow Secret Service agent, is murdered, darkness descends on pastel-painted LaLaLand. All bets are off as Chance (William “CSI” Petersen) vengefully dogs the days of counterfeiter Rick Masters, portrayed by a well-etched Willem Dafoe. Once again, Friedkin effaces the thin blue line—there’s little difference between perpetrator and pursuer except for a badge. Smog-stained sunsets encase the toxic mayhem below in Robby Müller’s striking cinematography. It’s a SoCal where nothing is what it seems: cons carouse with artsy cool and cops crave kinks. But unlike Masters’s fake bills, To Live and Die in L.A. is the real thing.—Steve Seid
• Written by Friedkin and Gerald Petievich, from his novel. Photographed by Robby Müller. With William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, John Turturro. (116 mins, Color, 35mm, From Park Circus)
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