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Overview. A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it. Joel Coen. Director, Screenplay.
Apr 16, 2002 · “The Man Who Wasn’t There” is the Coen brothers most confounding film. While it shares the nihilistic themes of their most original work (“Barton Fink,” “Fargo”) it is mercilessly bleak and, save for a brief, bravura turn by Tony Shalhoub as a maniacal lawyer, almost wholly devoid of humor.
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Plot. When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himself engulfed in a madcap free-for-all as Russians and other bad guys try to get the substance. To elude the Reds, his own State Department bosses and his livid fiancée, Cooper takes the ...
Jan 28, 2012 · In point of fact, there’s a lot of blending done in The Man Who Wasn’t There. Thornton blends Ed Crane into the background, both physically and through voice-over; composer Carter Burwell integrates strains of Ludwig von Beethoven into his original score; and director Coen and cinematographer Deakins effectively weave light and shadow ...
The Man Who Wasn't There. The Coen Brothers direct this dark and twisted film noir tale about a seemingly simple barber (Billy Bob Thornton) who turns to blackmail and revenge to escape his dull life. 1,164 IMDb 7.5 1 h 51 min 2001. R. Drama. This video is currently unavailable. to watch in your location. Details.
With The Man Who Wasn't There, they return to the inspiration for their first film, Blood Simple, the films noir of the 1930s and 1940s. With this film they go further than they have before in submersing themselves into the genre, with little of their usual ironic distance. Part of the code of the films noir was that evil could not triumph.
Sep 8, 2015 · “The Man Who Wasn’t There” is the Coen brothers most confounding film. While it shares the nihilistic themes of their most original work (“Barton Fink,” “Fargo”) it is mercilessly bleak and, save for a brief, bravura turn by Tony Shalhoub as a maniacal lawyer, almost wholly devoid of humor.
