The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)

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Directed by

Ethan Coen

Joel Coen

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Billy Bob Thornton
Ed Crane

Frances McDormand
Doris Crane

Michael Badalucco
Frank

James Gandolfini
Big Dave Brewster

Katherine Borowitz
Ann Nirdlinger Brewster

Jon Polito
Creighton Tolliver

Scarlett Johansson
Birdy Abundas

Richard Jenkins
Walter Abundas

Written by

Joel Coen
(written by)

Ethan Coen
(written by)

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15 years, 1 month ago at Dec 16 2:53

Claudia

3 votes

I should start by saying that I normally hate black and white films, they really annoy me. I think it's because colours really show emotions and give films more character, I just find it more interesting. But in this case I survived watching this whole film, and came to realise that the black and white made this movie more.. mysterious. It was probably the better choice than making this in colour,... read more

A very good movie

7 years, 4 months ago at Sep 22 10:08

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Like many other movies directed by the Coen brothers, I have actually seen this one when it came out. Eventually, as usual with those guys, I had to re-watch it again a few years later to actually make up my mind for good about the damned thing. I have noticed that, even though it was very well received when it was released, it is pretty much forgotten nowadays but I think it might actually be one... read more

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Description: 1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Ed Crane cuts hair in his in-law's shop; his wife drinks and may be having an affair with her boss, Big Dave, who has $10,000 to invest in a second department store. Ed gets wind of a chance to make money in dry cleaning. Blackmail and investment are his opportunity to be more than a man ... (more)

Release date: 26 October 2001
UPC: 696306031925

Tags: Drama (25), Crime (16), 2001 (15), 2000s (15), Murder (10), Noir (8), Infidelity (7), Barber (7), Usa (6), Film Noir (6), Suicide (6), Prison (6), Blackmail (6), Thriller (4), Existentialism (4), Black & White (4), 1940s (4), Execution (4), (4), Piano (3)

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