99 mins |
Rated
R
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Starring Frances McDormand, M. Emmet Walsh, Dan Hedaya, John Getz
(Joel & Ethan Coen, 1984, 99 min) Joel and Ethan Coen’s darkly comic journey through misfit America began with Blood Simple, a razor-sharp neo-noir set in Texas. The late, great M. Emmet Walsh stars as a morally bankrupt private eye, while Frances McDormand’s debut performance launched her career. The Coens' tight scripting and inventive style, combined with Barry Sonnenfeld's neon-infused cinematography and Carter Burwell's haunting score, reinvented film noir and transformed the American independent cinema scene.
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(Joel & Ethan Coen, 1984, 99 min) Joel and Ethan Coen’s darkly comic journey through misfit America began with Blood Simple, a razor-sharp neo-noir set in Texas. The late, great M. Emmet Walsh stars as a morally bankrupt private eye, while Frances McDormand’s debut performance launched her career. The Coens' tight scripting and inventive style, combined with Barry Sonnenfeld's neon-infused cinematography and Carter Burwell's haunting score, reinvented film noir and transformed the American independent cinema scene.
