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A Serious Man (2009)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Overview
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
Rated R | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Michael Stuhlbarg | Richard Kind | Fred Melamed | Sari Lennick | Aaron Wolff | Jessica McManus | Peter Breitmayer | Brent Braunschweig | David Kang | Benjamin Portnoe | Jack Swiler | Andrew S. Lentz | Jon Kaminski Jr. | Ari Hoptman | Alan Mandell | Amy Landecker | George Wyner | Michael Tezla | Katherine Borowitz | Steve Park | Allen Lewis Rickman | Yelena Shmulenson | Fyvush Finkel | Ronald Schultz | Raye Birk | Jane Hammill | Claudia Wilkens | Simon Helberg | Adam Arkin | James Cada | Michael Lerner | Charles Brin | Michael Engel | Tyson Bidner | Phyllis Harris | Piper Sigel-Bruse | Hannah Nemer | Rita Vassallo | Warren Keith | Neil Newman | Tim Russell | Jim Lichtscheidl | Wayne A. Evenson | Scott Thompson Baker | Landyn Banx | Punnavith Koy | Joel Thingvall | Amanda Day
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/13/2010 | TV | Blu-ray | Rented | 3.5 stars |
| (Average) 3.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
The Coen brothers always bring great movies. I had let this one slip because it didn’t seem that compelling. And actually, the Netflix disc had been sitting on my shelf for almost 2 weeks before watching it.
I’m glad I finally did. It’s not the usual fare for the Coen’s but all the trappings of their characters are there. I loved the performances in this movie and I certainly should since that’s its central point.
The ending…wow, the ending is stunning. Spoiler alert here!
When it ends I’ve read that people said the tornado and doctor’s call had to do with Larry, who had up until that point done everything “right”, was being punished for the grade change. That seems overly analytical and too much of a Christian punishing God sort of thing. Really, to me, the movie demonstrates that even if you live a “serious” or proper life, doing the right things, shit is going to happen. There’s bad stuff no matter what, from outside sources, whether it be other people or natural events.
Compelling and not a film I’m really anxious to revisit (like the Coen’s comedies) but an amazing movie, still.
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