Uma Thurman and Quentin Tarantino during production of Pulp Fiction (1994), Miramax. Courtesy Margaret Herrick Library.
About the gallery
A screenplay is a written document that establishes the foundation of a film, providing its dialogue, setting, and action, and dictating its structure and story. But it is more than a blueprint; it is an art form.
Screenwriting: Takes on LA Noir presents scenes from three screenplays spanning 50 years: Double Indemnity (1944), written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler; The Long Goodbye (1973), written by Leigh Brackett; and Pulp Fiction (1994), written by Quentin Tarantino. By examining three takes on similar subjects, themes, and settings, this gallery explores different approaches to storytelling and the art of screenwriting. Set against the backdrop of LA, these screenplays established, updated, and subverted the conventions of film noir.
Screenwriting: Takes on LA Noir is curated by Nicholas Barlow, assistant curator, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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This gallery is presented by PwC. Major funding is provided by Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman. Generous support is provided by Amazon MGM Studios, Ruderman Family Foundation, FotoKem, Barbara Roisman Cooper and Martin M. Cooper, Jocelyn R. Katz, John Ptak and Margaret Black, Lauren Shuler Donner, Randy E. Haberkamp, Kevin McCormick and A. Scott Berg, and John and Lacey Williams. Technology solutions generously provided by Panasonic and Sony Electronics Inc. Powered by Dolby. Academy Museum digital engagement platform sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies.