Coen brothers

See also: Coen

The “ Frères Coen ” are the scenario writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, which works in general together. If Joel Coen is generally credited like only realizer with their films, his/her brother remains also very implied, in margin of his activity of producer. Their collaboration is so narrow and complementary besides that they are called sometimes “the realizer with two heads. ”

Their eclectic catalog of films thus rests on a “task sharing”: Joel with the realization, Ethan with the production, the writing (or adaptation) of the scenario being common. They work also together for the assembly of their films.

The majority of their successes are subtle comedies and turned very well. To quote some of them, one could speak about Intolérable cruelty , O' Brother , Ladykillers (with Tom Hanks), or perhaps their greater success The Big Lebowski . In the first two films, Georges Clooney holds the main role and one it redécouvre in characters burlesques and expressive with wish. They are really realizers who can draw part of the actors that they direct. For example, they also succeeded in transforming Catherine Zeta-Jones in Intolérable cruelty into a profiteuse and cold woman. However, even if a certain morals is at the base of each film, the burlesque one of the situations and the characters transmits to us the message with smoothness.

From an artistic point of view, by underlining burlesque daily newspaper of the contemporary american company (cf Fargo , Big Lebowski ) or American myth ( O' brother ), the two brothers dismount the values of the modern heroes - the emancipation, the rationality and of the conscience of the Man. Beyond comedy situation, they thus testify to a reflection on the Hollywood imagery. By désarticulant the hyperreality of the industry of the entertainment , they thus invite us to a post-modern interpretation of their Article These dissonances, like those of Jim Jarmush, David Lynch, Agnes Varda or of Wong Kar Waï, thus call a vision relative, and reflexive, contemporary human condition.

Common catalog of films

• 1984 : Blood for Blood (Simple Blood)

• 1987: Arizona Junior (Raising Arizona)
• 1990: Miller' S Crossing
• 1991: Barton Fink , rewarded with the Cannes festival by gold the Palm, the Price of the setting in scene and by the Price of male interpretation for John Turturro.
• 1994 : the Great Jump (The Hudsucker Proxy)
• 1996: Fargo
• 1998 : The Big Lebowski
• 2000 : O' Brother (O' Brother Where Art Thou?) , rewarded by the Award Golden Globe for the best actor for George Clooney.
• 2001 : To bore: the man who was not there (The Man Who Wasn' T There) , rewarded with the Cannes festival by the Prix for the setting in scene.
• 2003 : Intolerable cruelty (Intolerable Cruelty)
• 2004: Ladykillers (The Ladykillers)
• 2006: Paris I love you is a collection of short films on Paris: the Coen brothers carried out the segment Tuileries of it.
• 2007 : No Country for Old Men

Rewards

Major rewards

• for Barton Fink
• for Barton Fink
• for Fargo
• Oscar of the best original screenplay with Joel and Ethan Coen for Fargo
• for To bore: the man who was not there

Nominations

• Nomination for the Golden Globe of the best film (comedy) for O' Brother
• Nomination for the Oscar of the best scenario adapted for O' Brother
• Nomination of William H. Macy for the Oscar of the best actor in a supporting role for Fargo
• Nomination of Joel Coen for the Oscar of the best realizer for Fargo
• Nomination of Joel and Ethan Coen (credited under the pseudonym with Roderick Jaynes) for the the Oscar of best the Assembly for Fargo
• Nomination of Ethan Coen to the Oscar of best film for Fargo
• Nomination with the César of best foreign film for Fargo
• Nominations with the Golden Globes of the best realizer, better film (comedy), better actress (Frances McDormand), better scenario for Fargo
• Nomination with the César of best foreign film for To bore: the man who was not there

Actors rewarded for films for the Coen Brothers

• Price of male interpretation to the Cannes festival with John Turturro for Barton Fink
• Oscar of the best actress in a main role for Frances McDormand for Fargo
• Golden Globe of the best actor for George Clooney for O' Brother
• Price of the Jury to the Cannes festival with Irma P. Hall for Ladykillers

Bonds

Internal bonds

• Joel Coen
• Ethan Coen