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The Brothers Coen: Unique Characters of Violence
by Ryan P. Doom
New Book Shelf -- PN1998.3.C6635 D66 2009.

Despite the prizes and international acclaim, the films of Joel and Ethan Coen continue to divide their viewers. This study of the cinema of Joel and Ethan Coen examines the theme of violence that runs through the brothers' work via chapters that scrutinize the motives, thoughts, and actions of the principal characters in each of the Coens' films. In the world depicted in the films, suggests the author, violence always has devastating, unintended consequences on the characters, both for those who live by violence and those who are just bystanders to the violent acts of others. This book covers the Coens' films through the 2008 release "Burn After Reading". This book will interest both film scholars and cinema fans.

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