Blood Simple (2-DVD) R
Breaking up is hard to do.
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 20, 2016
- Originally Released: 1984
- Label: Criterion Collection
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | John Getz, Frances McDormand & M. Emmet Walsh | |
Performer: | Dan Hedaya & Samm-Art Williams | |
Directed by | Joel Coen | |
Edited by | Ethan Coen, Joel Coen & Don Wiegmann | |
Screenwriting by | Ethan Coen & Joel Coen | |
Composition by | Carter Burwell | |
Produced by | Ethan Coen | |
Director of Photography: | Barry Sonnenfeld |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/5 --
An accomplished debut from the Coen brothers, and a slick, despairingly funny piece of noir.
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The Skinny
Joel and Ethan Coen's explosive Blood Simple announced the arrival to the big screen of Hollywood legends the likes of which are rarely seen in this generation.
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Cinapse
Rating: 8/10 --
The script is as tight as it ever was, keeping attention throughout and little clues and subtleties can easily be missed if you are not paying attention - this film demands focus from the very first frame.
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Starburst
Watching this beautiful restoration of "Blood Simple" I was actually struck by how non-bleak it is, how much the strength of the film lies in images of beauty, defiance and survival.
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Salon.com
[A]ny excuse to see the Coens’ magnificently moody neo-noir on the big screen is welcome....It’s a trailblazing masterpiece... -- Grade: A
A.V. Club
Blood Simple is certainly a strikingly assured first feature.
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Monthly Film Bulletin
4 stars out of 4 -- The genius of BLOOD SIMPLE is that everything that happens seems necessary. The movie's a blood-soaked nightmare in which greed and lust trap the characters in escalating horror.
RogerEbert.com
Product Description:
When a bar owner discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife, a complex web of deceit and double crosses ensues in a small Texas town. The Coen brothers' first picture is an intricately plotted film noir filled with surprises at each turn. The cast, largely unkown at the time, includes Dan Hedaya as the cuckolded bar owner, Frances McDormand as the cheating wife, John Getz as the adultering bartender, and the fabulously creepy M. Emmett Walsh as the slimy, sweaty private detective who should not be trusted. The film is a marvel to experience; director of photography Barry Sonnenfeld has created stunning compositions filled with open spaces, and the sound--from the slightest footsteps or dripping water to a sudden shotgun blast--reverberates ominously, as if it is a character unto itself. Directed by Joel Coen and cowritten by Joel and his brother Ethan, BLOOD SIMPLE is an eerie testament to the limitless possibilities of low-budget filmmaking.
Keywords:
Black Comedy
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Mystery
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Suspense
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Thriller
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Murder
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Film Noir
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