With echoes of Hitchcock, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Double Indemnity, the Coens stunned the 1984 New York Film Festival audiences with an atmospherically gothic tale of a doublecross set in a dusty Texas town. The New York Times raved, “Black humor, abundant originality and a brilliant visual style.” Featuring Frances McDormand in her first role and M. Emmet Walsh in a spine-tingling part written expressly for him. (Director’s cut, 2000.) 1984, 35mm, 99 minutes.
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