A Serious Man (2009)

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Directed by

Joel Coen

Ethan Coen

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Michael Stuhlbarg
Larry Gopnik

Richard Kind
Uncle Arthur

Fred Melamed
Sy Ableman

Sari Lennick
Judith Gopnik

Aaron Wolff
Danny Gopnik

Jessica McManus
Sarah Gopnik

Peter Breitmayer
Mr. Brandt

Brent Braunschweig
Mitch Brandt

Written by

Joel Coen
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Ethan Coen
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A Serious Masterpiece...

13 years, 9 months ago at Dec 22 7:00

PvtCaboose91

6 votes

"I feel like the carpet's been yanked out from under me." One thing's for certain: no-one could ever accuse Joel and Ethan Coen of selling out. After the duo achieved perhaps their greatest critical success with No Country for Old Men (for which they collected multiple well-earned Oscars) immediately followed by the box office triumph of Burn After Reading, they've created one of their most befudd... read more

A Slight Fail

13 years, 7 months ago at Mar 5 1:59

kgbelliveau

1 vote

Larry Gopnik is professor and his life is about fall part because his wife is planning on leaving him. Larry tries to figure out where his life is heading, as he tries to manage his career his brother and being a father all at the same time.

I liked the realistic 70's feel to the film and some of the music that was played over a few scenes, but that is where my liking for this film ... read more

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11 years, 11 months ago at Oct 14 18:53

giuvax

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One of the best Coen's movies. As usual, they joke about everything, they are serious about everything. They let suspence grow bigger and bigger... and then? It seems they're right there, in front of you, answering "what did you expect from us?" A silent strong powerful sarcasm as in Raising Arizona. All the actors at their best. Simon Helberg cameo (Howard Wolowitz in TBBT).

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Description: “A Serious Man” is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and ... (more)

Release date: 9 October 2009

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""A Serious Man" is probably The Coen's most personal film, yet the movie is about consequences from nothing. Larry Gopnik (Michael Stahlburg) is a physics teacher in St Louis Park, Minnesota whose life deteriorates in every direction he faces. His wife Judith (Sari Lennick) is filing for divorce, his son Danny (Aaron Wolff) is buying marijuana in school, his student Clive (David Kang) bribes him into a passing grade, Sy (Fred Melamed) the man who wants to marry Judith dies in a car collision, hi"

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