The Coen Brothers' Fargo

Cambridge Film Handbooks

by William Luhr (Editor)

The most commercially and critically successful film of Ethan and Joel Coen, Fargo was nominated for five Academy Awards and received two, an exceptional achievement for a low budget, independently produced film. This volume explores Fargo from a variety of perspectives. Providing a detailed account of the film's production, reception and place within the career of the Coen brothers, it covers issues and themes significant to current film discourse, including genre, gender and sexuality, race, history, culture and myth.

Genres: Media Tie In

180 pages, Paperback

First published October 13, 2003

Reviews

[ambre]

cant wait to forget all of this in four days ❤️

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really interesting. Fargo is my favorite film of all time and the essays in this book are certainly food for thought. Some of them, honestly, kind of went over my head. This is the kind of book one would read in a film class. (I think.)