Trailer for Blood Simple, which is having a 4K Restoration re-release on July 1, 2016.
This razor-sharp modern film noir, the first film by Joel and Ethan Coen, introduced the brothers' inimitable black humor and eccentric sense of character, a sensibility that has helped shape the course of contemporary American cinema. Deep in the heart of Texas, a sleazy bar owner suspects his wife of having an affair and hires a private detective to confirm his suspicions -- only to have the crosshairs turned back on himself. Playfully shot by Barry Sonnenfeld and featuring a haunting score by Carter Burwell and a cunning performance by Frances McDormand, Blood Simple was a career-launching film for this ensemble and the first articulation of the precision of style that has defined the Coens’ work ever since.
1 min 50 sec
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2,303
Posted On
June 30, 2016
Joel Coen
Writer
Joel Coen
Studio
Janus Films
Release
January 18, 1985
John Getz
Frances McDormand
Dan Hedaya
Samm-Art Williams
M. Emmet Walsh
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