USA / UK,
2001, 116 min
Cinematography:
Roger DeakinsComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, James Gandolfini, Katherine Borowitz, Jon Polito, Scarlett Johansson, Richard Jenkins (more)VOD (2)
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1949, Santa Rosa, California. A laconic, chain-smoking barber with fallen arches tells a story of a man trying to escape a humdrum life. It's a tale of suspected adultery, blackmail, foul play, death, Sacramento city slickers, racial slurs, invented war heroics, shaved legs, a gamine piano player, aliens, and Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. Ed Crane cuts hair in his in-law's shop; his wife drinks and may be having an affair with her boss, Big Dave, who has $10,000 to invest in a second department store. Ed gets wind of a chance to make money in dry cleaning. Blackmail and investment are his opportunity to be more than a man no one notices. Settle in the chair and listen. (Napa Valley Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2002 - Roger Deakins (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2002 - Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography)
César Awards
- 2002 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2003 - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Best American Film)
Golden Globes
- 2002 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 2002 - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Best Screenplay)
- 2002 - Billy Bob Thornton (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2002 - Best Picture
- 2002 - Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Best Screenplay)
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2001 - Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2001 - Roger Deakins (Best Cinematography)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2001 - Roger Deakins (Best Cinematographer)
The Saturn Awards
- 2002 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 2002 - Billy Bob Thornton (Best Actor)
- 2002 - Frances McDormand (Best Supporting Actress)