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The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini.
The Man Who Wasn't There: Directed by Joel Coen. With Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini. A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
Nov 2, 2001 · Comedy. 116 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2001. Roger Ebert. November 2, 2001. 5 min read. Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand in "The Man Who Wasn't There." The Coen Brothers’ ”The Man Who Wasn’t There” is shot in black-and-white so elegantly, it reminds us of a 1940s station wagon — chrome, wood, leather and steel all burnished to a contented glow.
Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 22, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Coens often exaggerate a genre to comic effect, and for The Man Who Wasn't There, the mechanics of film noir...
A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Tony Shalhoub, and James Gandolfini. The film is set in 1949 and tells the story of Ed Crane, a withdrawn barber who leads an ordinary life in a small ...
Nov 16, 2001 · Overview. A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it. Joel Coen. Director, Screenplay. Ethan Coen. Screenplay. Full Cast & Crew.
