"A REAL IMAGINARY PLACE": REALITY AND FANTASY FROM BLOOD SIMPLE TO THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE.

Coen, Ethan, 1957-; Coen, Joel; Film criticism; Blood Simple (Film); O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Film); Motion picture plots & themes

The article discusses reality and fantasy in the films of Joel and Ethan Coen, specifically "Blood Simple" and "The Man Who Wasn't There." The author suggests that the Coen brother undermine and overthrow traditional notions of truth and identity by scrambling any system of understanding the world. In the brothers' films the fantasy world moves in tandem with the real one, with each influencing and impacting one another. Ultimately the narratives blur reality and fantasy together, creating a place where proof can be found.