BOOK

The cinema of the Coen brothers : hard-boiled entertainments

Adams, Jeffrey Todd, author

2015

Overview

\"The films of the Coen brothers have become a contemporary cultural phenomenon. Highly acclaimed and commercially successful, over the years their movies have attracted increasingly larger audiences and spawned a subculture of dedicated fans. Shunning fame and celebrity, Ethan and Joel Coen remain maverick filmmakers, producing and directing independent films outside the Hollywood mainstream in a unique style combining classic genres like film noir with black comedy to tell off-beat stories about America and the American Dream. This study surveys Oscar-winning films, such as Fargo (1996) and No Country for Old Men (2007), as well as cult favorites, including O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and The Big Lebowski (1998). Beginning with Blood Simple (1984), it examines major themes and generic constructs and offers diverse approaches to the Coens' enigmatic films.\"-- Publisher description.

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Subject: Coen, Joel Criticism and interpretation. / Coen, Ethan Criticism and interpretation. / Coen, Ethan. / Coen, Joel. / Coen, Ethan, 1957- / Coen, Joel, 1954- / Motion picture producers and directors United States. / Motion pictures Production and direction United States. / Motion picture producers and directors. / Motion pictures Production and direction. / Film. / United States.
• ISBN: 9780231174619, 0231174616, 9780231174602, 0231174608

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PN1998.3.C6635 A63 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE