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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Joel Coen |
| Stars: |
James Gandolfini |
| Actors: |
Jon Polito |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
1940s · Drama |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
696306031932 |
| Release Date: |
2001 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 56min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 56min Release Company: USA Home Video (April 16, 2002) UPC: 696306031925 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 56min Release Company: USA Home Video (April 16, 2002) UPC: 696306031932 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Ethan Coen |
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Professional Reviews
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(11/01/2001, p.46, Stephen Farber): "...One of [the Coen brothers's] most haunting and rewarding works..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
The Coen brothers' THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE is a brilliantly photographed black-and-white absurdist noir set in Santa Rosa, California, in 1949. Ed Crane (the outstanding Billy Bob Thornton) is a slow-moving, barely talking barber who doesn't seem to want much out of life. He has virtually no relationship with his wife, Doris (Frances McDormand), who has more fun with her boss, Big Dave (James Gandolfini). But when a strange character (Jon Polito) lets it be known that he's looking for a silent partner to finance his dream business (something he calls dry cleaning), Ed sees a possible way out of his doldrums. Just like any good James M. Cain novel (which the Coens cited as a major influence on the story), blackmail, deceit, violence, murder, and double crossing ensue, all with the magic Coen twists and turns. <br> <br> THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE looks simply magnificent; the cinematography, the outfits, and the set designs perfectly capture this intriguing post-WWII paranoid world embodied by misfits, che... |
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