Coen Brothers: Five Films: An Analysis (What Does the Protagonist Want? #2) by Todd Alcott


Coen Brothers: Five Films: An Analysis (What Does the Protagonist Want? #2)
Title : Coen Brothers: Five Films: An Analysis (What Does the Protagonist Want? #2)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 162
Publication : Published October 24, 2017

No filmmakers' work repays close analysis more than those of the Coen Bros. The closer you look, the more compelling they are. Screenwriter Todd Alcott examines five of them -- No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man, True Grit, Inside Llewyn Davis and Hail, Caesar! -- and finds endless hidden depths to them. A must for any serious screenwriter or student of the form.

Coen Brothers: Five Films: An Analysis (What Does the Protagonist Want? #2) Reviews

  • James

    For viewers who've seen these films and particularly viewers who are opinionated about the Coens, this is an interesting series of essays. Although each is dedicated to a film, they use that film to bridge the works thematically.

    I think different readers will appreciate different essays more than others. I thought the essay on "No Country" was exceptional but could easily see someone disagreeing.

    Very much worth a read of you've read this much of the review.

  • Vlad

    I am in love with Coen's universe. And this book is the icing on the cake. A very good amd short analyze by a screenwritter about one of most interesting Coen movies:
    -No Country For Old Men
    -A Serious Man
    -True Grit
    -Inside Llewyn Davis
    -Hail, Caesar!
    All the analyses start from a simple question, what does the protagonist want? More of that, the author talks about the connections betweem others Coen's movies or even others movies.