[A] film to be intuitively understood on an almost gut level and discussing it at length later to unravel its nuances is part of the pleasure of seeing such a film.
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A Serious Man (2009)
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Reviews Counted:190
Fresh:168
Rotten:22
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Blending dark humor with profoundly personal themes, the Coen brothers deliver what might be their most mature -- if not their best -- film to date.
Theatrical Release: Oct 2, 2009 Wide
Box Office: $9.2M
Synopsis: A black comedy set in 1967 and centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel when his wife prepares to leave him... [More]
Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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In terms of putting a protagonist through the wringer, the directors haven't been quite this cruel since Barton Fink, a film which shares A Serious Man's penchant for extremely black - actually, make that bleak - humor.
Jul 4, 2010
A Serious Man is several barrels full of laughs. But it's as serious-minded about suffering and misfortune as any film I've seen.
May 11, 2010
The Coens the way I like them. This is their second best film after The Man Who Wasn't There.
Apr 2, 2010
In this Coen brothers comedy, a good-hearted, Midwestern family man finds his life unraveling at work and at home although he's done nothing to deserve it.
Mar 25, 2010
Una farsa genial, con aires de tragedia, que resulta en una brillante alegoría sobre la condición humana. Una más para el podio de lo mejor de los Coen.
Mar 1, 2010
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