New York: Abrams Books, 2018.
Call No: 81 COE NAY
Author: Nayman, Adam
Source: US
Place: New York
Publisher: Abrams Books
PubDate: 2018
PhysDes: 320 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm
Subject: COEN, JOEL & ETHAN; BLOOD SIMPLE (US, Joel Coen, 1984); RAISING ARIZONA (US, Joel Coen, 1987); MILLER'S CROSSING (US, Joel Cohen, 1990); BARTON FINK (US, Joel Cohen, 1991); HUDSUCKER PROXY, THE (US, Joel Coen, 1994); FARGO (US, Ethan Coen, 1996); BIG LEBOWSKI, THE (US, Joel Coen, 1998); O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (US, Joel Coen, 2000); MAN WHO WASN'T THERE, THE (US, Joel Coen, 2001); INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (US, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2003); LADYKILLERS, THE (US, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, 2004); NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (US, Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, 2007); BURN AFTER READING (US/UK/FR, Ethan Coen/Joel Coen, 2008); SERIOUS MAN, A (US/UK/FR, Ehan Coen, Joel Coen, 2009); TRUE GRIT (US, Coen Brothers, 2010); HAIL, CAESAR! (UK/US, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, 2016)
Summary: "From such cult hits as Raising Arizona (1987) and The Big Lebowski (1998) to major critical darlings Fargo (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American cinema. In The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together, film critic Adam Nayman carefully sifts through their complex cinematic universe in an effort to plot, as he puts it, “some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness.” The book combines critical text—biography, close film analysis, and enlightening interviews with key Coen collaborators—with a visual aesthetic that honors the Coens’ singular mix of darkness and levity. Featuring film stills, beautiful and evocative illustrations, punchy infographics, and hard insight, this book will be the definitive exploration of the Coen brothers’ oeuvre." - taken from publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781419727405
Contents: An introduction -- Out of nowhere -- Blood simple -- Raising Arizona -- Miller's crossing -- Interview: Michael Miller -- Barton Fink -- Hits and misses -- The hudsucker proxy -- Fargo -- Interview: The Zellner Brothers -- The Big Lebowski -- Interview: Lisa Walker -- Can't stop what's coming -- O brother, where are thou? -- The man who wasn't there -- Interview: Carter Burwell -- Intolerable cruelty -- The ladykillers -- Mysterious ways -- No country for old men -- Interview: Roger Deakins -- Tuillries & world cinema -- Burn after reading -- A serious man -- Interview: J. Todd Anderson -- That's entertainment! -- True grit -- Interview: Mary Zophres -- Inside Llewyn Davis -- Hail, Caesar! -- Interview: Jess Gonchor -- An outroduction -- Credits -- Bibliography