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389:, who advises Larry to change his "perspective". Larry and Sy are involved in separate, simultaneous car crashes. Larry is unharmed, but Sy dies. Larry consults a second rabbi for solace, who recounts a parable about a dentist who finds Hebrew inscriptions on a patient's teeth. Larry also tries to contact Marshak, the synagogue's senior rabbi, who isn't available. At Judith's insistence, Larry pays for Sy's funeral. At the funeral, Sy is eulogized as "a serious man". Larry calls on his neighbor, Vivienne Samsky, whom he has seen sunbathing naked. She introduces him to marijuana. He later dreams that he is having sex with her, but this turns into a nightmare. 3051: 3035: 3019: 3002: 2986: 382:, and his department head informs him that anonymous letters have urged the committee to deny him. At the insistence of Judith and Sy, Larry and Arthur move into a nearby motel. Judith empties the couple's bank accounts, leaving Larry penniless, so he enlists the services of a divorce attorney. Larry learns that Arthur faces charges of illegal gambling, solicitation and sodomy. 595:'s old science building because of its similar period architecture. A classroom scene was shot at the then-closed Shingle Creek Elementary School in north Minneapolis, due to its 1960's-era design. Scenes were also shot at the Minneapolis legal offices of Meshbesher & Spence, the name of whose founder and president, 41: 397:, unaware that his son is under the influence of marijuana. During the service, Judith apologizes to Larry for all the recent trouble and informs him that Sy respected him so much that he even wrote letters to the tenure committee. Danny meets with Marshak, a brief encounter in which Marshak only quotes 946:
soundtrack motif, reflecting Larry's normal sense of order becoming increasingly disrupted. He writes, "what can happen when 'the wheel falls off the cart', as Velvel says happened to him on the road that night, or 'when the truth is found to be lies', that lyric from 'Somebody to Love' that serves
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Clive Park, a South Korean student worried about losing his scholarship, meets with Larry in his office to argue he should not fail the class. After he leaves, Larry finds an envelope stuffed with cash. When Larry attempts to return it, Clive's father threatens to sue Larry either for defamation if
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Larry's department head compliments him on Danny's bar mitzvah and hints that he will receive tenure. The mail brings a $ 3,000 bill from Arthur's lawyer. Larry decides to change Clive's grade from F to C−, whereupon Larry's doctor calls, asking to see him immediately about the results of a chest
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classmate for marijuana. He has the money, but it is hidden in a transistor radio that was confiscated by his teacher. Their daughter, Sarah, is always washing her hair, going out and avoiding school. Larry's brother, Arthur, is homeless and sleeps on the couch, spending his free time filling a
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is fascinating; in every other way, it's intolerable." Zemmelman wrote that this kind of viewer response results from the film's lack of narrative resolution: "The film is perplexing and the dialogue reminds the viewer repeatedly that we are in an encounter with the ever-conflictual and the
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Arthur is despondent about the charges levied at him, and Larry consoles him. Larry then has another nightmare in which he gives Arthur the money Clive left him and drives him to cross into Canada by boat, whereupon his neighbors shoot Arthur in the neck. Larry is proud and moved by Danny's
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The Coens themselves stated that the "germ" of the story was a rabbi from their adolescence: a "mysterious figure" who had a private conversation with each student at the conclusion of their religious education. Ethan Coen said that it seemed appropriate to open the film with a
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wrote, "this strange and wonderful film is rounded off with a gloriously well-crafted apocalyptic vision and a chilling intimation of divine retribution for earthly wrongdoing. The Coens have finished the noughties as America's preeminent filmmakers".
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rated the film four out of four stars. His review highlighted the film's Yiddish folktale prologue, suggesting that though the Coens maintain it has no relation to the rest of the film, "maybe because an ancestor invited a
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is the kind of picture you get to make after you've won an Oscar." Ebert quoted McCarthy in his review: "'This is the kind of picture you get to make after you've won an Oscar,' writes Todd McCarthy in
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received numerous awards and nominations, particularly for its screenplay, acting, and cinematography. Joel and Ethan Coen were awarded Best Original Screenplay at the
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called it "one of the less talked about nominees". It was also nominated for Best Picture by the Critics' Choice Awards, the Boston Society of Film Critics, and the
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in Bloomington. The film also used a set built in the school's library, as well as small sections of the second floor science building hallway. The synagogue is the
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is a wonderfully odd, bleakly comic and thoroughly engrossing film. Underlying the grim humor are serious questions about faith, family, mortality and misfortune."
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tells his wife that he was helped on his way home by Reb Groshkover, whom he has invited in for soup. She says Groshkover is dead and the man he invited must be a
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Larry accuses Clive of bribery, or for keeping the money if he does not give him a passing grade. Larry faces an impending vote on his application for
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magazine critic Juliet Lapidos considered that the folktale prologue may be an endorsement of the "gumption" of "taking matters into her own hands".
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and the Book of Job—the connection that reaches deeper—is their similarly absurd presentations of the human struggle with anguish and the divine."
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so she can marry widower Sy Ableman, with whom she has fallen in love. Meanwhile, their son Danny owes twenty dollars to an intimidating
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Considerable attention was paid to the setting; it was important to the Coens to find a neighborhood of original-looking suburban
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Evans, K.L. Evans (2012). "How Job Begat Larry: The Present Situation in A Serious Man". In Conard, Mark T. (ed.).
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grossed $ 9,228,768 domestically, and $ 22,201,566 internationally, making for a worldwide gross of $ 31,430,334.
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Open auditions for the roles of Danny and Sarah were held on May 4, 2008, at the Sabes Jewish Community Center in
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man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith.
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Some critics, including Roger Ebert, commented on the link between the film and the Biblical
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enjoyed the film's look and feel, but found fault with the script and characterization: "
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Bradshaw, Peter; Clarke, Cath; Pulver, Andrew; Shoard, Catherine (September 13, 2019).
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Location filming began on September 8, 2008, in Minnesota. An office scene was shot at
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notebook with what he calls the "Mentaculus", a "probability map of the universe".
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received mostly positive reviews from critics, and holds a 89% approval rating on
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received widespread positive critical response, including a place on both the
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X-ray. Meanwhile, Danny's teacher struggles to open the emergency shelter as
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The soundtrack also includes the following songs by popular 1960s artists:
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Deakins also received awards at both the 2009 Hollywood Awards and the
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Larry turns to his Jewish faith for consolation. He consults a junior
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in the United States on October 2, 2009. It premiered at the
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auditioned for the roles of Arthur Gopnik and Larry Gopnik.
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In 1967, Larry Gopnik is a professor of physics living in
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returned for her ninth collaboration with the directors.
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Stuhlbarg was awarded the Chaplin Virtuoso Award at the
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was later voted the 82nd-greatest film since 2000 in a
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in St. Louis Park. The Coens also shot some scenes in
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Gotham Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast
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