Interlocking "biographies" of legendary film characters--Jake Gittes and Noah Cross from "Chinatown," Norma Desmond and Joe Gillis from "Sunset Boulevard," and Rick and Ilsa from "Casablanca"--make up a tale of obsession and suspense
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David Thomson is a prolific writer on film; his books include the controversial biography of Nicole Kidman, biographies of David O. Selznick and Orson Welles, and two books on Hollywood, Beneath Mulholland and The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood . He lives in San Francisco.
"A dazzling work of narrative invention." —The Village Voice
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