Coen Brothers - Brossura

Bergan, Ronald

Brossura

ISBN 10: 075281852X ISBN 13: 9780752818528

Casa editrice: Orion, 2001

Riassunto

In a perfect world, all movies would be made by the Coen Brothers.' Ian Nathan, 'Empire' Blood Simple, Barton Fink, Raising Arizona, Millers Crossing, Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo and The Big Lebowski, you either love the Coen brothers films or you hate them. Those that love them - and Ian Nathan editor of 'Empire' magazine certainly loves them, as does Tim Bevin (Polygram) and Harvey and Bob Weinstein - believe they have made some of the most innovative, entertaining and idiosyncratic films of the 25 years. Box office for their movies now grosses over $1b and Fargo won Oscars in 1997 for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress. Brought up in small town America, the brothers have been making movies from the age of eight. Joel directs and Ethan writes, collaborating with his brother in the later stages as the story develops its visual identity. Their movies transcend their image of two nerds who do their own thing: Hollywood is as perplexed by the Coens style as it is enamoured of their ability to bring in the box office. They are now in great demand. Both Jeff Bridges and John Goodman's parts in The Big Lebowski were written especially for them. Paul Newman asked for the part in 'Hudsucker' so that he could work the Coens. The brothers now command final cut and are about second only to Woody Allen as outsiders with clout. This is the first full length biography of the brothers Coen, written by one of the most talented film biographers and historians at work today.

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Review:

"Why do you want to write a biography of us ? ... we're boring" was Joel Coen's initial response to Ronald Bergan. He has a point. Choking on his kir in disbelief that they have never heard of Kieslowski, this former chronicler of the lives of Jean Renoir and Sergei Eisenstein might not seem ideally suited to writing about two fans of Doris Day musicals and the comedies of Cheech and Chong. That the book remains so readable is due to Bergan's style, highly critical but, like the films covered, irreverent bordering on rudeness. Never over-cerebral, Bergan has clearly done his research as he covers their output from the earliest remakes ("Lassie Come Home" as "Ed ... A Dog") to "O Brother Where Art Thou?" The brothers themselves, chain smokers who pepper their dialogue with "heh-heh"s, come across as Smart and Smarter. Joey Ramone lookalike Joel loves dog movies whereas Ethan is an outrageous sentimentalist. The Coen Brothers is not the ideal introduction for newcomers, nor for particularly sensitive fans, but for those who enjoyed, or were bemused by, Cheshire and Ashbrook's quirkier guide to the weird and wonderful Coen Brothers, this is a good follow up --Stephen Portlock

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'The background information on each film is stunning ... THE COEN BROTHERS is a must for any self-respecting Coen fan.' (SCREENTRADE )

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• Editore: Orion
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 075281852X
• ISBN 13: 9780752818528
• Rilegatura: Paperback