No Country For Old Men Film Analysis
Joel David Coen and Ethan Jesse Coen, collectively known as the Coen brothers, began their foray into filmmaking in 1984 with their first movie Blood Simple. Throughout the following 27 years they have made another 14 films, ranging from dark comedies such as Fargo and Burn After Reading to their critically acclaimed No Country For Old Men, and, while their films showcase their expertise in several areas, can they truly be described as auteur?
Francois Truffaut was a French critic, who wrote for Cahiers du Cinema, and his most notable article “Une Certain Tendance du Cinema Français,”, written in 1954, introduced the idea of the auteur director. Truffaut argued that “An auteur is primarily and exclusively a director. Mise-en-scene is the …show more content…
The Coen brothers’ heavy emphasis on dialogue, a key feature being their dark sense of humour and use of blatant irony. Many of the Coen brothers’ films feature a misunderstanding as a central plot line. These are all styles which help identify a Coen brothers ' film. It is also characteristic of auteur directors to work often with a select group of actors and the Coen brothers are no exception to this rule. (George Clooney, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand are just some of the actors who have worked with the Coen brothers on at least three occasions), although a cynic might draw correlations to Frances McDormand 's reoccurring casting and her marriage to Joel Coen.
The Coen brothers coined the phrase ‘Rami Cam Rush’ shot, in tribute to Sam Raimi who had collaborated with them on a number of projects, where “in their tracking shots they ‘rush’ the camera forward” This type of shot can be seen in Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker …show more content…
L., Film Analysis A Norton Reader, (United States of America, W. W. Norton & Company, 2005)
Levine, Josh, The Coen brothers, two American filmmakers, (Canada, ECW Press, 2000)
Filmography
Blood Simple, dir. Joel Coen (Circle Films, 1984)
Raising Arizona, dir. Joel Coen (20th Century Fox, 1987)
The Hudsucker Proxy, dir. Joel Coen (Warner Bros et al, 1994)
Fargo, dir. Joel Coen (Gramercy Pictures, 1996)
O Brother Where Art Thou, dir. Joel Coen (Touchstone Pictures et al, 2000)
The Ladykillers, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Touchstone Pictures, 2004)
No Country for Old Men, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Miramax Films et all, 2007)
Burn After Reading, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Focus Features, 2008)
A Serious Man, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Focus Features,
Francois Truffaut was a French critic, who wrote for Cahiers du Cinema, and his most notable article “Une Certain Tendance du Cinema Français,”, written in 1954, introduced the idea of the auteur director. Truffaut argued that “An auteur is primarily and exclusively a director. Mise-en-scene is the …show more content…
The Coen brothers’ heavy emphasis on dialogue, a key feature being their dark sense of humour and use of blatant irony. Many of the Coen brothers’ films feature a misunderstanding as a central plot line. These are all styles which help identify a Coen brothers ' film. It is also characteristic of auteur directors to work often with a select group of actors and the Coen brothers are no exception to this rule. (George Clooney, Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand are just some of the actors who have worked with the Coen brothers on at least three occasions), although a cynic might draw correlations to Frances McDormand 's reoccurring casting and her marriage to Joel Coen.
The Coen brothers coined the phrase ‘Rami Cam Rush’ shot, in tribute to Sam Raimi who had collaborated with them on a number of projects, where “in their tracking shots they ‘rush’ the camera forward” This type of shot can be seen in Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker …show more content…
L., Film Analysis A Norton Reader, (United States of America, W. W. Norton & Company, 2005)
Levine, Josh, The Coen brothers, two American filmmakers, (Canada, ECW Press, 2000)
Filmography
Blood Simple, dir. Joel Coen (Circle Films, 1984)
Raising Arizona, dir. Joel Coen (20th Century Fox, 1987)
The Hudsucker Proxy, dir. Joel Coen (Warner Bros et al, 1994)
Fargo, dir. Joel Coen (Gramercy Pictures, 1996)
O Brother Where Art Thou, dir. Joel Coen (Touchstone Pictures et al, 2000)
The Ladykillers, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Touchstone Pictures, 2004)
No Country for Old Men, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Miramax Films et all, 2007)
Burn After Reading, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Focus Features, 2008)
A Serious Man, dir. Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Focus Features,