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Blood Simple, 1984

Starring: John Getz, Frances McDormand

Directed by: Joel Coen

Written by: Ethan Coen

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 99 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.8

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The mood of Blood Simple is cynical, clever, and offbeat. The plot centers around crime gone awry, betrayal, and cons and scams. It is an independent, thriller, and crime movie. Stylistically, Blood Simple is neo-noir, involves twists and turns, and includes a voice over. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Blood Simple takes place, at least partly, in a small town. The setting is Texas. It happens in the 1980s. The musical score of Blood Simple is country and rock. The movie is known for being a Sundance Festival winner, essential viewing, and critically acclaimed. It is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that Blood Simple includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of Blood Simple

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.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	12 October 1984
Runtime:	99 min

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John Getz

as Ray

Frances McDormand

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TV Guide

The Coens' concern isn't emotional intensity but bravura camera moves and chic lighting of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld. Full Review

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by: Editor

Film.com

All these years later, the film is far more infuriating than it is exciting. Full Review

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by: Ernest Hardy

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Not a very hard movie to get into or to follow. This is another example of what movies in Hollywood could be, good. I really liked this movie a lot. The plot is interesting and easy to follow, but just complex enough to have you thinking about the... Read and rate it

12.October.2009
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by: Dan
Dan rated this movie0/10

the first Coen film: excellent

Offbeat, clever, witty and thoughtful, the first Coen Brothers film isn't far behind their latest films such as "No Country for Old Men." It's dark, powerful and rough. It's great to see here the very young Frances McDormand who 12 years later would... Read and rate it

25.August.2008
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by: barak gilon
barak gilon rated this movie7/10Good

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