Another classic from the Coen Brothers

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2014)

10 February 2014 Film of Choice at The Plaza Tonight - Inside Llewyn Davis. Joel and Ethan Coen - Informally known as the Coen Brothers, are award winning writers, directors, producers and editors (see Wikipedia) and going to see one of their films is a rare treat in this world of CGI, big budget glitzy, science fiction, action and violent cinema going that we take as the norm these days. With Inside Llewyn Davis they have added another significant film to their repertoire. This is the story of a week in the life of one Llewyn Davis, a folk singer without a clear plan of where he is going. Once part of a duo, he is trying to make it in Greenwich village after the suicide of his singing partner. Seemingly without friends, he moves from apartment to apartment and sofa to sofa as he gradually antagonises all those prepared to take him in. In true Coen Brothers style, this is a gritty dark view of someone in a situation he seems unable or even unwilling to pull himself out of. A lot is said without uttering any words and I found myself alternating between feeling sorry for the guy and wanting to shake him hard and tell him to pull his socks up. Good soundtrack and a handsome ginger cat!!!!