MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST: Joel and Ethan Coen on A SERIOUS MAN
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The Coen brothers are at it again. They’ve already sicced existential hit men, lunkheaded convicts, and over-ambitious hula hoop manufacturers on the populace, now they’ve gone and recruited God as chief tormentor. The target this time: Some poor, midwestern schlub who isn’t gonna know what hit him.
A SERIOUS MAN is a comedy, but a comedy in the Coen tradition, which means humble, Jewish physics professor Larry Gopnik (Broadway actor Michael Stuhlbarg) is going to go through royal Hell for our amusement, and maybe enrichment. Set in 1967, the film plagues Larry with the turmoils of the time, including but not limited to sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, moral relativism, and an unemployed brother (Richard Kind). This all could be very painful… aw, hell, it is painful. But it’s pain in the laughing-through-tears tradition that the Coens — once nice, midwestern Jewish boys themselves — know all too well.
This episode of MMP features a roundtable interview with Joel and Ethan Coen. There are two versions of this show, one with spoilers, the other spoiler-free. Clicking on the link above will take you to the ep with the spoilers (don't worry, you won't be exposed to any just by clicking through). From there, you'll find another link that'll take you to the spoiler-free version. Enjoy!
A SERIOUS MAN is a comedy, but a comedy in the Coen tradition, which means humble, Jewish physics professor Larry Gopnik (Broadway actor Michael Stuhlbarg) is going to go through royal Hell for our amusement, and maybe enrichment. Set in 1967, the film plagues Larry with the turmoils of the time, including but not limited to sex, drugs, rock ‘n’ roll, moral relativism, and an unemployed brother (Richard Kind). This all could be very painful… aw, hell, it is painful. But it’s pain in the laughing-through-tears tradition that the Coens — once nice, midwestern Jewish boys themselves — know all too well.
This episode of MMP features a roundtable interview with Joel and Ethan Coen. There are two versions of this show, one with spoilers, the other spoiler-free. Clicking on the link above will take you to the ep with the spoilers (don't worry, you won't be exposed to any just by clicking through). From there, you'll find another link that'll take you to the spoiler-free version. Enjoy!
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