Joel and Ethan Coen

by R. Barton Palmer

Book Overview

With landmark films such as Fargo, O Brother Where art Thou?, Blood Simple, and Raising Arizona, the Coen brothers have achieved both critical and commercial success. Proving the existence of a viable market for "small" films that are also intellectually rewarding, their work has exploded generic conventions amid rich webs of transtextual references.

R. Barton Palmer argues that the Coen oeuvre forms a central element in what might...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252071859
• ISBN13: 9780252071850
• Release Date: June 2004
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"