Blood Simple (Director's Cut, Widescreen) R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: September 16, 2008
- Originally Released: 1984
- Label: Mgm (Video & Dvd)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Frances McDormand, John Getz & 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:
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
[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
What holds up best about Blood Simple, besides its vice-tight plotting and the rotten charisma of M. Emmet Walsh's evil, manipulative private eye Visser, is the sheer exuberance of the Coens's visual style.
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The Ringer
Rating: 5/5 --
A gripping, drum-tight noir masterpiece to compare with Touch of Evil.
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Guardian
...BLOOD SIMPLE becomes a dazzling comedie noire, a dynamic, virtuoso display by a couple of talented fledgling film makers who give the conventions of the genre such a thorough workout that the result is a movie that's fresh and exhilarating...
Los Angeles Times
Black humor, abundant originality and a brilliant visual style....A directorial debut of extraordinary promise...
New York Times
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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Recommended
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Infidelity
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Independent
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Theatrical Release
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Detective
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Affairs
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Essential Cinema
Product Info
- UPC: 883904112853
- Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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