Constructing the Coens: from Blood simple to Inside Llewyn Davis
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Main Author: Redmon, Allen H. 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. [u.a.] Rowman & Littlefield 2015
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Item Description:Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "It's a problem of ... Perception": identifiying the Coens' constructivist sensibility -- 2. "You don't want to be tried and found wantin": triggering the ongoing adaptation of The Ladykillers -- 3. "I will destroy him": negotiating the image in Barton Fink and Raising Arizona -- 4. "That Gag's got whiskers on it": achieving narrative Coherence in The Hudsucker Proxa and The Man who wasn't there -- 5. "The coin don't have no say": examining intertextuality in The Hudsucker Proxy, Intolerable Cruelty, and No country for old Men -- 6. "A Lotta ins, a Lotta outs": interweaving genres in The big Lebowski and O Brother, where art thou ? -- 7. "Appearances can be deceptive": investigating sexuality in O Brother, where art thou ?, Intolerable cruelty, and Burn after reading -- 8. "I haven't done anything funny": scrutinizing gender in the Coens' arrangements of a bunch of Men around one Woman -- 9. "Accept the mystery": resisting the final construction of A serious Man -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Index -- About the Author
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index
Physical Description:xviii, 173 p. 24 cm
ISBN:9781442244849

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