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The Man Who Wasn't There (DVD, 2002)
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Product Information
Ed is a chain-smoking barber who blackmails his wife's boss so he can invest in a dry-cleaning business - but it all goes wrong...Product Identifiers
ProducerEthan Coen
EAN5017239191381
eBay Product ID (ePID)3952316
Product Key Features
ActorRichard Jenkins, Michael Badalucco, Frances Mcdormand, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Polito, Adam Alexi-Malle, James Gandolfini, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Shalhoub, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Mcdonald
Film/TV TitleThe Man Who Wasn't there
DirectorJoel Coen
Release Year2002
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesBlack & White, Audio Commentary - 1. Billy Bob Thornton - Star\Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailers\2. TV Spots\Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE\Interview - 1. Roger Deakins - Cinematographer\Deleted Scenes\Stills Gallery
GenreDrama, General
Run Time111 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
ComposerCarter Burwell
Executive ProducerEric Fellner, Tim Bevan
Additional InformationThe Coen brothers' THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE is a brilliantly photographed black-and-white absurdist noir set in Santa Rosa, California, in 1949. Ed Crane (the outstanding Billy Bob Thornton) is a slow-moving, barely talking barber who doesn't seem to want much out of life. He has virtually no relationship with his wife, Doris (Frances McDormand), who has more fun with her boss, Big Dave (James Gandolfini). But when a strange character (Jon Polito) lets it be known that he's looking for a silent partner to finance his dream business (something he calls dry cleaning), Ed sees a possible way out of his doldrums. Just like any good James M. Cain novel (which the Coens cited as a major influence on the story), blackmail, deceit, violence, murder, and double crossing ensue, all with the magic Coen twists and turns.<BR>THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE looks simply magnificent; the cinematography, the outfits, and the set designs perfectly capture this intriguing post-WWII paranoid world embodied by misfits, cheats, simpletons, con men, and other ne'er-do-wells. Thornton, who also supplies the wonderfully droll narration, gives a bravura performance as Ed, the everyman who has never strayed from the straight and narrow--until now. Always with a Chesterfield in his mouth, he wanders from scene to scene almost as if he's a spectator--even though he's at the center of everything that goes on. The supporting cast, as usual in a Coen brothers film, is outstanding, including McDormand, Gandolfini, Polito, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Jenkins, and Scarlett Johansson as a young potential piano prodigy.
ReviewsFilm Comment - ...A fully realized, cohesive, and -- the real surprise -- completely 'serious' homage to the Hollywood genre, perhaps the best neo-noir since THE TWO JAKES..., Movieline - ...One of [the Coen brothers's] most haunting and rewarding works..., Sight and Sound - ...It's shot in clean, crisp black and white, it's elegant compositions masterfully framed and lit....The Coens are masters of the offbeat and bizarre..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Succulently retro, vintage-Hollywood-goes-bizarro film noir..., New York Times - ...It's probable that most filmmakers love making movies, but few of them express this love with such voracious, crazy ardor....THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE moves with the stately grace of the Beethoven that decorates the soundtrack..., USA Today - ...The remarkable Thornton never hits a false note...
ScreenwriterEthan Coen, Joel Coen
Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0\Dolby Digital 5.1
EditorTricia Cooke, Roderick Jaynes
Movie/TV TitleThe Man Who Wasn't There
Director of PhotographyRoger Deakins
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- 22 Jul, 2018
Soot and whitewash classic.
Another( old hat now) genius collaboration between the Cohen's and Thornton on DVD. Clear picture, no phase- outs. Could watch it over and over again. Never buy new. Great product....Paul....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Jul, 2021
Classic Coen film.
A classic film from the Coen brothers. Fantastic cast. This is an amazing film.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2020
Top-notch Coen Brothers film
Often ignored and under-rated Coen Brothers film, from the peak of their powers.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Oct, 2024
Abit boring
Abit boringVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
