Coen Brothers, The - The Iconic Filmmakers and Their Work

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Through in-depth and informative text written by film journalist Ian Nathan, The Coen Brothers Archive re-examines the brothers' most famous work including Raising Arizona, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou? No Country for Old Menand True Grit. Plus, some of their cult films, like The Evil Dead, Paris je t'aime, and A Serious Man. Packed with stunning images from the Kobal archives, this book will also highlight their surprising involvement in recent films like Bridge of Spies and Unbroken, as well as looking at those who they frequently collaborate with.

I adore the Coen brothers – I have seen Fargo so many times I wore out a DVD. They are not afraid to be quirky, original or just downright weird in their movie’s content or subject. Quotes from their movies are in our lexicon even if we didn’t know it – my favourites are “The Dude abides!” from “The Big Lebowski” and “oh ya betcha, ya” from “Fargo”.

The book chronicles growing up in Minnesota and explores the themes in each of their movies along with many photos from said films. Unfortunately, it does not discuss the TV version of “Fargo” (which neatly explains what happened to that bag of money left in the very snowy side of a highways) as they are not officially part of that show – that does not stop me from loving that show, though.

If you love the Coens or movies in general, you will love this book – it’s only fault is that it is too darn short!