The Coen Brothers, Adam Nayman
The Coen Brothers, Adam Nayman
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The Coen Brothers
This Book Really Ties the Films Together

Author: Adam Nayman

Narrator: Rob Shapiro

Unabridged: 9 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/11/2018


Synopsis

A playfully critical journey through the Coen brothers' filmography

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karl on October 06, 2018

I feel I had to review this like a book of short stories rather than an individual work. Where some of the individual studies were excellent (Blood Simple, Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink) it lost credibility as a whole when trying to push cultural relevance on the lesser movies (Intolerable Cruelty,......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on December 23, 2018

This book discusses themes and motifs common in the films of the Coen brothers. I liked this book; it pointed things out that hadn't occurred to me, yet I felt it was lacking some depth. I do now want to go back and rewatch some movies, though.......more

Goodreads review by Matt on March 27, 2020

A life changing experience (re)watching these films and reading Nayman's insightful commentary on each one. I learned a ton, and will, I'm sure, enjoy rewatching all of these movies with a keener eye for the rest of my life.......more

Goodreads review by Kyle on March 04, 2024

This aggression will not stand, man.......more