A Serious Man
Coen brothers black comedy set in 60s Minneapolis, where a physics professor's middle-class life is about to fall apart, challenging his faith in any orderly universe.
Dark comedy from the Coen brothers. Jewish college professor Larry Gopnik lives a quiet suburban life with his wife and two teenage children in the American Midwest. But everything begins to unravel when his wife says she has decided to leave him. Larry finds himself in a spiral of frustration and disaster, not helped by a student trying to bribe him, a racist neighbour to one side and the seductive Mrs Samsky to the other. The Rabbi is always too busy to talk to Larry and his brother is locked permanently in Larry's bathroom.
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A Serious Man reviewed on 大象传媒 Radio 4
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by novelist Linda Grant, Boyd Tonkin and critic Matthew Sweet.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Larry Gopnik | Michael Stuhlbarg |
| Uncle Arthur | Richard Kind |
| Sy Ableman | Fred Melamed |
| Judith Gopnik | Sari Lennick |
| Danny Gopnik | Aaron Wolff |
| Sarah Gopnik | Jessica McManus |
| Mrs Samsky | Amy Landecker |
| Mr Brandt | Peter Breitmayer |
| Divorce Lawyer | Adam Arkin |
| Rabbi Scott | Simon Helberg |
| Mitch Brandt | Brent Braunschweig |
| Clive Park | David Kang |
| Arlen Finkle | Ari Hoptman |
| Rabbi Marshak | Alan Mandell |
| Rabbi Nachtner | George Wyner |
| Director | Ethan Coen |
| Director | Joel Coen |
| Writer | Joel Coen |
| Writer | Ethan Coen |
| Producer | Ethan Coen |
| Producer | Joel Coen |
| Executive Producer | Tim Bevan |
| Executive Producer | Eric Fellner |
| Executive Producer | Robert Graf |
Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Jun 2013 22:00大象传媒 Two except Wales
- Sat 15 Jun 2013 23:15大象传媒 Two Wales
- Sun 19 Jan 2014 23:00
Tue 24 Mar 2015 23:35大象传媒 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more- Wed 25 Mar 2015 00:00大象传媒 One Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 00:25大象传媒 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Wed 25 Mar 2015 00:35大象传媒 One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Fri 8 Apr 2016 23:05大象传媒 Two except Wales
- Fri 8 Apr 2016 23:35大象传媒 Two Wales
- Sat 17 Sep 2016 23:25大象传媒 Two except Northern Ireland & Wales