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A 5 page paper which examines the film genre of “The Maltese Falcon.”
The paper also examines the character of Sam Spade and the significance of the time period as it
relates to the film. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAfalcon.rtf
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if not creating the genre in the first place. It is also the film which gave director Huston his start. He was later to go on to such films as
"The African Queen," another classic. In the following paper we examine "The Maltese Falcon" discussing the film as it relates to its genre, and then discussing the character of Sam
Spade. The paper then discusses the relevancy of the time period in which the film was created. The Film as Genre "The Maltese Falcon is the granddaddy of
the modern detective movie, as well as the first of the film noir genre....It literally drips with prewar style, and a mastery of black-and-white cinematography" (Anonymous The Maltese Falcon, 2002;
the-maltese-falcon.htm). It is a dark and sinister film about a detective, a detective who is not necessarily likable. And, all the characters in the film are equally unlikable. As one
author states, it is a film with "A gallery of high-living" lowlifes who "will stop at nothing to get their sweaty hands on a jewel-encrusted falcon. Detective Sam Spade (Humphrey
Bogart) wants to find out why - and wholl take the fall" (Galloway, 2002; maltesefalcon.shtml). It is, as such, heralded as "film historys first film noir and Bogarts break through
role after years as a Warner contract player" (Galloway, 2002; maltesefalcon.shtml). As we can see from this simple description, the film leaves us wondering about the importance of this
particular falcon. And, it is also important to note that the falcon itself is not really that important, for the focus of the film is on the characters and the
mystery which evolves. As one author indicates, "The plot, which dances all around the stolen Middle Eastern statuette of the title, is too baroque to try to follow, and it
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