The Coen brothers are two of the best to ever do it. Along with director, co-writer and brother Joel, writer-producer Ethan Coen helmed a series of stylish, irreverent and cinema-savvy movies that charmed critics while thrilling an initially small. Updated October18th, 2022: If you're a fan of the acclaimed filmmaking duo, you'll be happy to know this article has been updated with additional content.Īlso, indebted to the works of Dashiell Hammett and Stanley Kubrick, their films are always referential across mediums, lending not only to their entertainment value but the puzzles and moral quandaries in the subtext of all their works, leaving behind cult classics like The Big Lebowski and Raising Arizona but films that have garnered mass critical acclaim and box office success like the great 2007 movie No Country For Old Men. With films that almost always have either noir plotting, noir atmosphere, goofball comedy, slapstick humor, or a sense of existential dread that permeates its lead characters, the Coen brothers filmmaking duo created their own brand of filmmaking. Given the nature of their debut, Blood Simple, it is easy to see how their filmmaking prowess comes so easily. Brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen might be the finest directorial duo to have their films grace the silver screen, in large part due to their confidence and self-assuredness. O Brother, Where Art Thou relies heavily on a haunting musical score woven together from an astonishing variety of traditional country spirituals and ballads.
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