The harsh life of a folk singer

Rating: 7/10 (19 May 2014)

1961 Greenwich Village. A young folk singer ex-merchant navy sailor, faces a lot of bad luck, difficulties, obstacles and misadventures in his failed attempt of getting an appointment or a contract. A series of unpleasant incidents and drawbacks (including his friend's cat that he let to escape) make his life impossible, looking like as if the world is definitively against him. A good performance of Oscar Isaac as the main character and the usual excellent film direction of the Coen brothers. A tough story told in a realistic and truthful way. All the episodes shown are of an incredible misfortune but not exaggerated anyway in the sense that they could happen in the real world.