A Serious Man (2009)
- Directed by
- Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 2,398 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Jewish physics professor in 1967 Minnesota sees his life fall apart through a series of personal and professional disasters. He seeks answers from various rabbis as his faith is tested.
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What happens
A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith. A Serious Man received widespread critical acclaim, including a place on both the American Film Institute's and National Board of Review of Motion Pictures's Top 10 Film Lists of 2009. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, and Stuhlbarg was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Since its release, it has been widely considered one of the Coen brothers' best films and one of the greatest films of the 21st century. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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