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Man Who Wasn't There

Man Who Wasn't There

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Key Information
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
Languages
Original Language: English
DVD Editions
: Format: DVD, 1hr 56min
Release Company: USA Home Video (April 16, 2002)
UPC: 696306031925
VHS Editions
: Format: VHS, 1hr 56min
Release Company: USA Home Video (April 16, 2002)
UPC: 696306031932
Credits
Screenwriter: Ethan Coen
Professional Reviews
: (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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