The Coen Brothers. Illustrated Biography. From Blood Simple to Hail, Caesar!

Joel and Ethan Coen are intellectuals and nonconformists who have effortlessly conquered Hollywood. Each of them possesses a conceptual mind and the ability to find astonishing means of realizing their visions on screen. Every one of their joint films is an event, and each character becomes iconic. How did they come into filmmaking? Why do they make movies together? What is the role distribution in this Oscar-winning duo? Is the fear of change really the main theme of the Coen brothers' cinematography? Even they cannot answer this question right away. However, the author of this book will still provide you with an answer. This book is a unique chronicle of the directors' creative lives, detailing how their genius films were made—“Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski,” “No Country for Old Men,” and others. Apart from the stories of the films' creation, it contains a lot of archival material from the shoots, comments from the directors, and amusing stories from the actors and crew. An excellent gift for all Coen fans and connoisseurs of good cinema!