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Mar 8, 2011 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “Fargo” begins with an absolutely dead-on familiarity with smalltown life in the frigid winter landscape of Minnesota and North Dakota. Then it rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense and violence, until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Sarah Cortinaz InSession Film. Fargo begins with a thunderous orchestral score by Carter Burwell as it beckons the audience towards the tragic...
Apr 5, 2001 · “Fargo” (1996) was directed by Joel Coen, produced by Ethan Coen, co-written by the brothers, and set in the Scandinavian-American upper Midwest where they grew up. It begins with the information that it is “based on a true story,” and ends with a disclaimer that its “persons and events” are fictitious.
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Mar 8, 2021 · The Coen Brothers famously claimed “This is a true story” before the main titles of their 1996 black comedy crime film Fargo. Many of the film’s viewers even bought this claim for a while – this small-town tall tale was so bizarre yet matter-of-fact and unsanitised it could only be real.
Apr 5, 1996 · Fargo: Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd. Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
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- Crime, Thriller
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1996-04-05
Best Film: Fargo: Won Best Director: Joel Coen Won Best Actress – Drama: Frances McDormand Won Best Actor - Drama: William H. Macy Nominated Best Supporting Actor – Drama: Steve Buscemi: Nominated Best Editing: Roderick Jaynes Nominated Best Original Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen Nominated Independent Spirit Awards: March 22, 1997: Best ...
User Reviews. Boy, is this a good movie. In its bare bones it is a crime drama but the Coen brothers constantly undercut the seriousness with a quirky irony. The acting, the script, and the direction lift the movie light years above most of the movies of its decade.
