Fargo (1996)
Story, Production, Direction: Joel and Ethan Coen
This movie can be said the most successful one coming from the Coen brothers with their special brand of quirky dark comedy. They start the film with a caption with says...
It is set in dead cold winters of Minnesota. People who are native to Minnesota who are well versed with the Minnesota accents will appreciate the sing-song nature of their speech. The film goes at length to poke fun at their accent and some mannerism which sounds more like Swede or Norwegian - with the yaahs...
Along the way, you also notice the subtle jibes towards modern living where people are eating all the time and people tend to go agape over food that look so gross and unappetising!
The story is essentially about a docile car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), gets into money trouble after some bad investments. Even though he is a manager, the business belongs to his domineering father-in-law who thinks that his son-in-law is good for nothing! Jerry hires a duo of bungling gangsters from the neighbouring town of Fargo to kidnap his insecure wife to ease his financial woes.
The brutal gangsters leave a trail of destruction and dead bodies, including a policeman.
In comes an almost fully pregnant investigating police officer, Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand who went on to win an Academy Award for Best Actress), to the fore.
William H. Macy gives a sterling performance as a domesticated son-in-law who tries to cover up his deficiencies and his crime at the same time tries unsuccessfully to deal with the ruthless hoodlums.
The joy in watching the movie is not guessing the outcome of the story as it quite predictable but in the subtle jokes can be seen 'in between the lines'.
Story, Production, Direction: Joel and Ethan Coen
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| Homespun murder story on embroidery frame? Get the punch line? |
This movie can be said the most successful one coming from the Coen brothers with their special brand of quirky dark comedy. They start the film with a caption with says...
"This is a true story. The events depicted in this film took place in Minnesota in 1987. At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed. Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred."At the end of the credits, however, the usual inter-title claiming that the characters are all fictitious still appears. Now which is which?
It is set in dead cold winters of Minnesota. People who are native to Minnesota who are well versed with the Minnesota accents will appreciate the sing-song nature of their speech. The film goes at length to poke fun at their accent and some mannerism which sounds more like Swede or Norwegian - with the yaahs...
Along the way, you also notice the subtle jibes towards modern living where people are eating all the time and people tend to go agape over food that look so gross and unappetising!
The story is essentially about a docile car salesman, Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy), gets into money trouble after some bad investments. Even though he is a manager, the business belongs to his domineering father-in-law who thinks that his son-in-law is good for nothing! Jerry hires a duo of bungling gangsters from the neighbouring town of Fargo to kidnap his insecure wife to ease his financial woes.
In comes an almost fully pregnant investigating police officer, Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand who went on to win an Academy Award for Best Actress), to the fore.
William H. Macy gives a sterling performance as a domesticated son-in-law who tries to cover up his deficiencies and his crime at the same time tries unsuccessfully to deal with the ruthless hoodlums.
The joy in watching the movie is not guessing the outcome of the story as it quite predictable but in the subtle jokes can be seen 'in between the lines'.
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