Blood Simple (Blu-ray) R
Breaking up is hard to do.
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Blu-ray Details
- 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:
Black humor, abundant originality and a brilliant visual style....A directorial debut of extraordinary promise...
New York Times
5 stars out of 5 -- Welcome to the birth of the most inventive US directors of the past 30 years.
Total Film
Rating: 4/5 --
An accomplished debut from the Coen brothers, and a slick, despairingly funny piece of noir.
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The Skinny
"Blood Simple" becomes a dazzling comedie noire, a dynamic, virtuoso display by a couple of talented fledgling filmmakers who give the conventions of the genre such a thorough workout that the result is a movie that's fresh and exhilarating.
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Los Angeles Times
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
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
Rating: 5/5 --
A gripping, drum-tight noir masterpiece to compare with Touch of Evil.
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Guardian
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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