Fargo (1996)
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- Synopsis
- Filmmaking siblings Joel Coen and Ethan Coen both embraced and poked satirical fun at their Minnesotan roots with this comedy-drama-thriller that earned seven Oscar nominations, winning for Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay....
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- Director(s)
- Joel Coen
- Distributor(s)
- Gramercy
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min.
Critic Reviews
San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites
A crime gem that is darkly funny even when it's chilling -- and certain to become a classic.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.Read the full review
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Dizzily rich, witty, and satisfying.Read the full review
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Books: Wrapped Up In Books:Reminder: To The White Sea is November's book selection
11/03/09 "After hearing that the Coen brothers intended to adapt To The White Sea as a movie—a project they've since put on indefinite hold—I was curious to imagine how this deep cut in Dickey's bibliography (he's most often noted for writing the novel Deliverance ) would look through the Coens' lens. What struck me immediately about the book, in light of the Coens, was how purely visual it is, a survivalist tale with virtually no dialogue. As an American soldier, downed in Tokyo before the World War II fire-bombings, evades capture and makes his way to the mountains—calling upon instincts picked up from his youth in Alaska—the books grows ever more abstract and beautiful. Imagine this book in Fargo white, and enjoy the adventure." | The A.V. Club -
Oscar screenplay race lacking originality
11/02/09 Since it was introduced 70 years ago, the Academy Awards' original screenplay category has been a breeding ground for fresh new voices, launching careers and solidifying the legacy of writers as diverse as Orson Welles, Billy Wilder and Paddy Chayefsky. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Coen Bros. latest movie not autobiographical
10/16/09 Joel and Ethan Coen are responsible for some of the more unusual and intelligent movies of the past 25 years. | JAM! Showbiz -
Coen brothers fictionalize their suburban '60s upbringing in 'A Serious Man'
10/15/09 Joel and Ethan Coen say their upbringing in suburban Minneapolis feels more "exotic" as the years pass, but add that more than a little artistic licence was at play in recreating those times in "A Serious Man." The new film from the siblings behind "Fargo" centres on a Jewish physics professor whose life, both at home and work, is falling apart. | JAM! Showbiz -
Capone's Art-House Round-Up with the Coen Brothers A SERIOUS MAN, Chris Rock in GOOD HAIR, and Michelle Monaghan in TRUCKER!!!
10/08/09 Joel and Ethan have made what might be my favorite of their films. | Ain't It Cool News -
cinemadaily | The Coen Bros are Back, “Serious”-ly
10/01/09 Slant 's Fernando F. Croce is ambitious in his praise, "Are the Coens jokers who tread on despair, or tragedians with a penchant for death's-head humor? Either way, 'Serious Man' is their bleakest comedy. Its spiraling slapstick cruelty encompasses elements from both the lugubrious 'No Country for Old Men' and the antic 'Burn After Reading,' yet it easily outclasses both by endowing the put-upon puppet with a human dimension so that laughter is caught in our throats." | indieWIRE -
Getting 'Serious' With 'The Big Lebowski' In Today's Sick Day Stash
09/30/09 We all have a mental rolodex of flicks that may not be terribly popular but, for one reason or another, they resonate in a very special way. | MTV Movies Blog -
On The Eve Of 'A Serious Man,' The Strange Appeal Of The Brothers Coen
09/30/09 By rights, Ethan and Joel Coen should not be the massively successful filmmakers they are. | MTV Movies Blog -
Mr. Beaks Interviews Joel And Ethan Coen For A SERIOUS MAN!
09/30/09 Some might be tempted to view A SERIOUS MAN as an uncommonly personal film for Joel and Ethan Coen. But while they've carefully recreated the suburban Minneapolis of their 1960s youth, and settled on a professor as their protagonist (both of their parents were college educators), the brothers claim that the similarities end there. | Ain't It Cool News -
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09/21/09 "Barton Fink" is a difficult movie to classify. | MTV Movies Blog
