Thursday 27 August 2020

Fargo (1996 Joel & Ethan Cohen & scr, prod, ed)

Frances McDormand did win her (first) Oscar for this - quite right too - she's brilliant. Her and her husband Harve Presnell are so well written. She doesn't even appear until 32 minutes in. The beautifully written screenplay also won.

The North Dakota / Minnesota accents are far out.

Started us thinking, by now, at least Martin McDonagh must have met the Coens. We thought they probably loved each other's work (John Michael too). They share a black comedy / violence thing. I know at least that McDormand's character in Three Billboards was written specifically for her (the McDonaghs had been impressed with her since Blood Simple.)



My Dad loved it.

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