LEADER 03516nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910820745203321 005 20240506033735.0 010 $a1-282-56636-9 010 $a0-313-35599-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000017148 035 $a(EBL)497021 035 $a(OCoLC)647905195 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000370776 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11265754 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000370776 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10375872 035 $a(PQKB)11284241 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC497021 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL497021 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10377217 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL256636 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000017148 100 $a20090812d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Brothers Coen $eunique characters of violence /$fRyan P. Doom 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Barbara, Calif. $cPraeger$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 225 1 $aModern filmmakers 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-35598-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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) 330 $aThe Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence spans the career of the two-time Oscar-winning producer/director team, exploring the theme of violence that runs through a genre-spanning body of work, from the neo-noir of Blood Simple to the brutal comedy Burn After Reading (2008). In chapters focusing on major characters, Ryan Doom looks at the chaotic cinematic universe of the Coens, where violent acts inevitably have devastating, unintended consequences. 410 0$aModern filmmakers. 410 0$aIntroduction: 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) 606 $aViolence in motion pictures 615 0$aViolence in motion pictures. 676 $a791.4302/330922 700 $aDoom$b Ryan P$01657820 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820745203321 996 $aThe Brothers Coen$94011456 997 $aUNINA