The Coen Brothers' Fargo William G. Luhr (Saint Peter's College, New Jersey) 9780521005012

Fargo is the most commercially and critically successful film of Ethan and Joel Coen. Immediately recognized as an important work, it was nominated for five Academy Awards and received two, an exceptional achievement for a low budget, independently produced film without major stars. Fargo is also a film that explores middle-American themes and settings from an original and unsettling perspective, challenging traditional genre structures. This volume explores Fargo from a variety of methodological perspectives. Providing a detailed account of the film's production, reception and place within the career of the Coen brothers, it explores issues and themes that are important to current film discourse, including genre, gender and sexuality, race, history, culture and myth.

This volume explores Fargo from a variety of methodological perspectives.
Reviews
"...a useful introduction to the critical discourse penned in the years since the film's premier." Jarrod Waetjen, Gibbs College, American Book Review



Book Information
ISBN 9780521005012
Author William G. Luhr
Format Paperback
Page Count 180
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Series Cambridge Film Handbooks
Weight(grams) 250g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 13mm