The Black Dahlia (2006)
- Directed by
- Brian De Palma
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, film noir, crime film, thriller film, mystery film
- Country
- Germany, France, United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 1,218 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two police detectives in 1940s Los Angeles investigate the murder of a young woman. The case leads them into a web of corruption and obsession that affects their personal lives.
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What happens
The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. Inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short, its plot follows Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, two LAPD detectives investigating the case, leading them through a series of shocking discoveries. The rights to the novel were optioned by De Palma in 1997, with David Fincher originally attached to direct. De Palma was ultimately hired after Fincher dropped out to direct Zodiac instead. Principal photography began in Sofia in April 2005, with additional photography in Los Angeles. The Black Dahlia premiered at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2006, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion, and was theatrically released in the United States on September 15, 2006. The film not only received largely negative reviews from critics, with several deeming the plot convoluted, despite Mia Kirshner's performance as Short being singled out for praise though, but it was also a box office failure, as it grossed $49.3 million against its $50 million budget, which resulted in De Palma being effectively ousted from the Hollywood major studio system, with his subsequent feature films being financed by independent studios. At the 79th Academy Awards, Vilmos Zsigmond was nominated for Best Cinematography, but lost to Pan's Labyrinth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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