Repetition is Key: Trailer for Coens Bros.’ A Serious Man

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Why do I have the impression I’m going to start quoting lines from A Serious Man? Fair to say that every major film website is stoked about the new trailer for the latest Coen Bros. film which surprisingly bypassed Venice to land in Toronto. I like how repetition hammers in the point that a normal looking joe has taken the route that William H. Macy’s character in Fargo ends up taking – I haven’t read the script, but I guessing that Michael Stuhlbarg’s character is just that: a mistake waiting to happen.

Secretary

The Rabbi is Busy. 

Larry Gopnik
(Slight Gasp)
He Didn’t Look Busy?

Secretary
Beat.
He’s Thinking.

 

 

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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