Blood Simple (Director's Cut) (Cine Fan)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
24 Sep 2023 (Sun)
Category
IIB (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
96 Minutes
Language
English
Subtitle
Chinese
Director
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cast
Frances McDormand, John Getz, Dan Hedaya, M. Emmet Walsh
Synopsis
The Coen’s ingenious debut feature catches all ‘red-handed’ – literally in blood – with this gritty noir tale of small-town eccentrics trapped in a web of murder, betrayal and double-cross. The formidable Frances McDormand gives the first glimpse of her daunting performance that later won three Oscars as the adulterous wife of a Texas bar owner, whose duplicitous hired gun sees a simple revenge story descend into a darkly comic procession of violent misunderstandings. Crafted with clever plot twists, dark humour and offbeat wackiness, this atypical thriller launched a filmmaking phenomenon that marked the Coens’ later gems.
Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic)
Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic)
The Coen’s ingenious debut feature catches all ‘red-handed’ – literally in blood – with this gritty noir tale of small-town eccentrics trapped in a web of murder, betrayal and double-cross. The formidable Frances McDormand gives the first glimpse of her daunting performance that later won three Oscars as the adulterous wife of a Texas bar owner, whose duplicitous hired gun sees a simple revenge story descend into a darkly comic procession of violent misunderstandings. Crafted with clever plot twists, dark humour and offbeat wackiness, this atypical thriller launched a filmmaking phenomenon that marked the Coens’ later gems.
Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic)
Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize (US Dramatic)
