Bibliograph

The whole durn human comedy, life according to the Coen Brothers, Joseph McBride

Type

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The whole durn human comedy, life according to the Coen Brothers, Joseph McBride

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The whole durn human comedy

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1264712275

Responsibility statement

Joseph McBride

Sub title

life according to the Coen Brothers

Summary

"The Whole Durn Human Comedy is groundbreaking, incisive critical study of the Coen Bros., the quirky team of filmmaking brothers who delight in unsettling cinematic conventions and confounding audiences while raising disturbing questions about human nature"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The taciturn two -- Heartless cynics? -- "The pleasure of mixing things around" -- Caricature and empathy -- A grand design -- Skewed perspectives -- "In the beginning there was fear" -- "This cockeyed caravan" -- "Magic * mirth * mystery" in The ballad of Buster Scruggs

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