Blood simple / Ted and Jim Pedas and Ben Barenholtz present a River Road production ; directed by Joel Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

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"Joel and Ethan Coen's career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought ... Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation,...

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Corporate Authors: River Road Productions (Production company)
Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Coen, Joel (Film director, Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work)
Coen, Ethan (Film producer, Screenwriter, Editor of moving image work)
Getz, John, 1946- (Actor)
McDormand, Frances (Actor)
Hedaya, Dan (Actor)
Williams, Samm-Art (Actor)
Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-2024 (Actor)
Sonnenfeld, Barry (director of photography.)
Burwell, Carter (composer (expression))
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English SDH subtitles for the hearing impaired.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 834.
Subjects:
Murder for hire > Texas > Drama.
Private investigators > Texas > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Jealousy > Drama.
Married people > Drama.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Crime films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
"Joel and Ethan Coen's career-long darkly comic road trip through misfit America began with this razor-sharp, hard-boiled neonoir set somewhere in Texas, where a sleazy bar owner releases a torrent of violence with one murderous thought ... Blood Simple reinvented the film noir for a new generation, marking the arrival of a filmmaking ensemble that would transform the American independent cinema scene"--Container.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "Down here, you're on your own", by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich.
Special features: New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen; New conversation between Sonnenfeld and the Coens about the film's look, featuring Telestrator video illustrations; New conversation between author Dave Eggers and the Coens about the film's production, from inception to release; New interviews with composer Carter Burwell, sound mixer Skip Lievsay, and actors Frances McDormand and M. Emmet Walsh; Trailers.
Call Number:PN1997 .B673 2016 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: R.
ISBN:9781681432069
1681432064
Credits:Director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld ; editors, Roderick Jaynes, Don Wiegmann ; music, Carter Burwell.
System Details:DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1 screen ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, Samm-Art Williams, M. Emmet Walsh.