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The Coen brothers : this book really ties the films together Cover Image Book Book

The Coen brothers : this book really ties the films together / by Adam Nayman.

Nayman, Adam, (author.).

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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.

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  • ISBN: 9781419727405 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 307 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Abrams, 2018.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject: Coen, Joel > Criticism and interpretation.
Coen, Ethan > Criticism and interpretation.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • Grand Central Pub
    “A great gift for any Coen fan-boy or fan-girl in your life.” ?NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour

    Combining 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, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together is film critic Adam Nayman's carefully crafted effort to plot, as he puts it, “some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness.”

    Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American cinema. They have given movie fans classics of all types—comedy, history, drama, romance. Their movies have a distinctive style and point of view: hilarious, sad, thoughtful, musical, sometimes all at once. When someone says a movie is Coen Brothers–like, every serious movie lover knows exactly what they mean.

    Adam Nayman carefully sifts through their complex cinematic universe and covers their popular, award-winning, and unforgettable creations:
    • The Big Lebowski
    • Raising Arizona
    • Fargo
    • Inside Llewyn Davis
    • O Brother, Where Art Thou
    • Barton Fink
    • Miller’s Crossing
    • Blood Simple
    • The Hudsucker Proxy
    • And more!
    Featuring film stills, beautiful and evocative illustrations, punchy infographics, and hard insight, this is the definitive exploration of the Coen brothers’ oeuvre.

    “Filled with glossy, well-chosen pictures as well as thoughtful, eloquent analysis.” ?Filmmaker
  • Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
    “A great gift for any Coen fan-boy or fan-girl in your life.” ?NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour

    Combining 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, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together is film critic Adam Nayman's carefully crafted effort to plot, as he puts it, “some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness.”

    Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American cinema. They have given movie fans classics of all types—comedy, history, drama, romance. Their movies have a distinctive style and point of view: hilarious, sad, thoughtful, musical, sometimes all at once. When someone says a movie is Coen Brothers–like, every serious movie lover knows exactly what they mean.
     
    Adam Nayman carefully sifts through their complex cinematic universe and covers their popular, award-winning, and unforgettable creations:
    • The Big Lebowski
    • Raising Arizona
    • Fargo
    • Inside Llewyn Davis
    • O Brother, Where Art Thou
    • Barton Fink
    • Miller’s Crossing
    • Blood Simple
    • The Hudsucker Proxy
    • And more!
    Featuring film stills, beautiful and evocative illustrations, punchy infographics, and hard insight, this is the definitive exploration of the Coen brothers’ oeuvre.
     
    “Filled with glossy, well-chosen pictures as well as thoughtful, eloquent analysis.” ?Filmmaker
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