03516nam 2200577 a 450 991082074520332120240506033735.01-282-56636-90-313-35599-1(CKB)2670000000017148(EBL)497021(OCoLC)647905195(SSID)ssj0000370776(PQKBManifestationID)11265754(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000370776(PQKBWorkID)10375872(PQKB)11284241(MiAaPQ)EBC497021(Au-PeEL)EBL497021(CaPaEBR)ebr10377217(CaONFJC)MIL256636(EXLCZ)99267000000001714820090812d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Brothers Coen unique characters of violence /Ryan P. Doom1st ed.Santa Barbara, Calif. Praegerc20091 online resource (226 p.)Modern filmmakersDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-35598-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: violently original -- Murder most simple: Blood simple (1985) -- Babies, bikers, and buffoons: Raising Arizona (1987) -- The professional kill: Miller's crossing (1990) -- Life of the imaginary mind: Barton Fink (1991) -- Reinventing the circle of suicide: The Hudsucker proxy (1994) -- What's the deal with greed and wood chippers?: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)The Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence spans the career of the two-time Oscar-winning producer/director team, exploring the theme of violence that runs through a genre-spanning body of work, from the neo-noir of Blood Simple to the brutal comedy Burn After Reading (2008). In chapters focusing on major characters, Ryan Doom looks at the chaotic cinematic universe of the Coens, where violent acts inevitably have devastating, unintended consequences.Modern filmmakers.Introduction: violently original -- Murder most simple: Blood simple (1985) -- Babies, bikers, and buffoons: Raising Arizona (1987) -- The professional kill: Miller's crossing (1990) -- Life of the imaginary mind: Barton Fink (1991) -- Reinventing the circle of suicide: The Hudsucker proxy (1994) -- What's the deal with greed and wood chippers?: Fargo (1996) -- Abiding by Chandler: The big Lebowski (1998) -- Three convicts and the KKK: O brother, where art thou? (2000) -- Cutting Cain's law: The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Cruel intentions: Intolerable cruelty (2003) -- The killing joke: The ladykillers (2004) -- The unrelenting country: No country for old men (2007) -- Burning paranoia: Burn after reading (2008)Violence in motion picturesViolence in motion pictures.791.4302/330922Doom Ryan P1657820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820745203321The Brothers Coen4011456UNINA