A Serious Man (2010) France
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Director:Joel and Ethan Coen
Studio:Mike Zoss Productions
Producer:Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Writer:Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Rating:5
Rated:R
Date Added:2013-05-24
Last Seen:2017-03-07
UPC:5050582748130
Price:$29.98
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 27 nominations
Genre:Comedy
Release:2010-02-08
IMDb:1019452
Location:1252
Duration:106
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:AC-3/ Color/ Dolby/ Dubbed/ DVD/ Subtitled/ Widescreen/ NTSC/ 1.85:1
Joel and Ethan Coen  ...  (Director)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen  ...  (Writer)
 
Michael Stuhlbarg  ...  Larry Gopnik
Prof. Lawrence 'Larry' Gopnik  ...  
Richard Kind  ...  Uncle Arthur
Uncle Arthur  ...  
Fred Melamed  ...  Sy Ableman
Sy Ableman  ...  
Sari Wagne Lennick  ...  
Sari Lennick  ...  Judith Gopnik
Judith Gopnik  ...  
Danny Gopnik  ...  
Aaron Wolff  ...  Danny Gopnik
Michael Stuhlberg  ...  
Jessica McManus  ...  Sarah Gopnik
Sarah Gopnik  ...  
Mr. Brandt  ...  
Peter Breitmayer  ...  Mr. Brandt
Danny's Reefer Buddy  ...  
Brent Braunschweig  ...  Mitch Brandt
Aaron Wolf  ...  
Avi Hoptman  ...  
Boy on Bus  ...  
David Kang  ...  Clive Park
Benjy Portnoe  ...  Danny's Reefer Buddy
Cursing Boy on Bus  ...  
Mike Fagle  ...  
Jack Swiler  ...  Boy on Bus
Rabbi Marshak  ...  
Andrew S. Lentz  ...  Cursing Boy on Bus
Jon Kaminski Jr.  ...  Mike Fagle
Ari Hoptman  ...  Arlen Finkle
Alan Mandell  ...  Rabbi Marshak
Amy Landecker  ...  Mrs. Samsky
Stephen Park  ...  
George Wyner  ...  Rabbi Nachtner
Michael Tezla  ...  Dr. Sussman
Katherine Borowitz  ...  Friend at the Picnic
Steve Park  ...  Clive's Father (as Stephen Park)
Allen Lewis Rickman  ...  Shtetl Husband
Yelena Shmulenson  ...  Shtetl Wife
Fyvush Finkel  ...  Dybbuk?
Ronald Schultz  ...  Hebrew School Teacher
Raye Birk  ...  Dr. Shapiro
Jane Hammill  ...  Larry's Secretary
Claudia Wilkens  ...  Marshak's Secretary
Simon Helberg  ...  Rabbi Scott
Adam Arkin  ...  Divorce lawyer
Jim Cada  ...  Cop #1
Michael Lerner  ...  Solomon Schlutz
Charles Brin  ...  Hebrew School Principal
Michael Engel  ...  Torah Blesser
Tyson Bidner  ...  Magbiah
Phyllis Harris  ...  Hebrew School Tea Lady
Piper Sigel-Bruse  ...  D'vorah Piper (as Sigel Bruse)
Hannah Nemer  ...  Sarah's Friend
Rita Vassallo  ...  Law Firm Secretary
Warren Keith  ...  Dick Dutton (as Warren David Keith)
Neil Newman  ...  Cantor
Tim Russell  ...  Detective #1
Jim Lichtscheidl  ...  Detective #2
Wayne A. Evenson  ...  Russell Krauss (as Wayne Evenson)
Scott Thompson Baker  ...  Sci-Fi Movie Hero (as Scott Baker)
Landyn Banx  ...  Physics Student
Nicole Kruex  ...  Physics Student
Alana Bloom  ...  Physics Student
Carter Burwell  ...  Composer
Rita Cannon  ...  Physics Student
Roger Deakins  ...  Cinematographer
Matt Cici  ...  Physics Student
Devon A Early  ...  Physics Student
Ethan Coen  ...  Editor
David Cohen  ...  Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Joel Coen  ...  Editor
John Edel  ...  1960s Beach Party Attendee (uncredited)
Rachel Grubb  ...  Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Sherilyn Henderson  ...  Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Steven Wothe Jr  ...  Bar Mitzvah and Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Phil Barrie  ...  Sound Department
Punnavith Koy  ...  Physics Nerd (uncredited)
Chris C. Benson  ...  Sound Department
Craig Berkey  ...  Sound Department
Tammara Melloy  ...  Mom on the beach (uncredited)
Johnna Chism  ...  Sound Department
Lauri Mueller  ...  Bar Mitzvah and Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Marko A. Costanzo  ...  Sound Department
Helen Murray  ...  Grocery Store Patron (uncredited)
Amanda Day  ...  Physics Student
Lisa Pechmiller  ...  Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Joel Dougherty  ...  Sound Department
Jon Foss  ...  Physics Student
Eric Harwood  ...  Sound Department
Asher Pink  ...  Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
Kenton Jakub  ...  Sound Department
Benjamin Terry  ...  College Student (uncredited)
Randall L. Johnson  ...  Sound Department
Peter F. Kurland  ...  Sound Department
George A. Lara  ...  Sound Department
Skip Lievsay  ...  Sound Department
Ellen Chenoweth  ...  Casting Director
James Morioka  ...  Sound Department
Rachel Tenner  ...  Casting Director
Greg Orloff  ...  Sound Department
Byron Wilson  ...  Sound Department
Peter Zimbicki  ...  Sound Department
Jess Gonchor  ...  Production Designer
Deborah Jensen  ...  Art Director
Nancy Haigh  ...  Set Decorator
Cara Sophia Tollefson  ...  makeup artist day player (uncredited)
Mary Zophres  ...  Custome Designer
Catherine Farrell  ...  post-production supervisor
Fríða Aradóttir  ...  hair department head (as Fríða S. Aradóttir)
Jean Ann Black  ...  makeup department head (as Jean A. Black)
Karen Ruth Getchell  ...  Production Supervisor
Robert Graf  ...  Unit Production Manager
Mary Flaa  ...  co-makeup department head (as Mary K Flaa)
Michelle Wright  ...  executive in charge of production: Working Title
Deanna Johnson  ...  assistant hair stylist (as Deanna L. Johnson)
Carrie Messina  ...  assistant makeup artist
Christien Tinsley  ...  age effects makeup
Maureen Landa  ...  Makeup Artist
Dave Halls  ...  additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Brenda Torre  ...  Makeup Artist
Bac DeLorme  ...  second assistant director
Betsy Magruder  ...  first assistant director
Terrence B. Zinn  ...  second second assistant director
J. Todd Anderson  ...  pen grappler
Steve Anderson  ...  construction coordinator
Maria L. Baker  ...  Set Designer
Benjamin Bayne  ...  scenic gang boss
Jill Broadfoot  ...  art department buyer
John C. Cameron  ...  assistant property master
John Alan Champion  ...  prop maker (as John A. Champion)
Mark Edmo  ...  prop maker
Matt Erkel  ...  prop maker
Faith Farrell  ...  scenic artist
Windy Fleischaker  ...  scenic artist
David Franicola  ...  prop maker
Garrett Fulton  ...  prop maker
Bradley G. Grasser  ...  prop maker (as Bradley 'Wiszard' Grasser)
Wayne Grimsbud  ...  scenic
Wayne Grimsrud  ...  scenic artist
Andrew Gustafson  ...  painter
Cate Hahneman  ...  art department production assistant
Donavan M. Hake  ...  construction gang boss
Kemper Harris  ...  on-set greensman
David K. Hartman  ...  prop maker
Eric Helmin  ...  art department intern
Kelly Hemenway  ...  construction gang boss (as Kelly Rae Hemenway)
Gregory Hill  ...  graphic designer
Luther Hill  ...  painter
Steven Hintz  ...  prop maker
Anne Hyvarinen  ...  lead scenic artist
Matt Joyer  ...  swing gang
Jim Kindt  ...  greensman
Brian Koehn  ...  prop maker
Sarah Kruchowski  ...  swing gang
Janet Lobberecht  ...  greens gang boss
Quentin Matthys  ...  swing gang
Sam McGlynn  ...  art department asset production assistant (as Sahm McGlynn)
Jarrette Moats  ...  art department coordinator
Scott Nordhausen  ...  on-set dresser
Patrick L. Owen  ...  construction gang boss (as Pat Owen)
Dennis J. Perry  ...  prop maker
Sarah Regan  ...  stand-by painter
Keith Reitmeier  ...  prop maker
Brian Rhea  ...  prop maker
Renee T. Schendel  ...  scenic artist
Jeff Schoen  ...  assistant art director
Hans Schumacher  ...  scenic artist
Shannon M. Schumacher  ...  scenic artist
Bryan Shelley  ...  props assistant
Brian J. Simpson  ...  swing gang
Gary Surber  ...  construction gang boss (as Gary C. Surber)
Dwight C. Swanson  ...  construction gang boss
Ryan Tallant  ...  swing gang
Chris Thickins  ...  swing gang
Scott Troha  ...  lead dresser
Phil Vandervaart  ...  signwriter
Mike Wallien  ...  construction foreman
Rob Walstead  ...  swing gang
Stephanie Jean Elmer  ...  art department coordinator (uncredited)
Keith Walters  ...  property master
Pat Wilson  ...  construction utility
Mark Wojahn  ...  head greensman
Ken Chastain  ...  adr engineer
Benjamin Portnoe  ...  Danny's Reefer Buddy
Jason Oliver  ...  adr recordist (uncredited)
Larz Anderson  ...  Special Effects Coordinator
Paul Deely  ...  special effects foreman
Oliver Arnold  ...  CG supervisor: Luma Pictures
Andy Burmeister  ...  junior compositor: Luma Pictures
Alexandre Cancado  ...  lead compositor: Luma Pictures
John Cassella  ...  senior visual effects artist: Luma Pictures
Vincent Cirelli  ...  visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
J. John Corbett  ...  lead digital artist: Big Film Design
Katie Godwin  ...  visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures
Anthony Grant  ...  matte painter: Luma Pictures
Steve Griffith  ...  visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Jennifer Gutierrez  ...  junior compositor: Luma Pictures
Jacob Harris  ...  roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures
Brent Hensarling  ...  senior systems administrator: Luma Pictures
Justin Johnson  ...  digital effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Harimander Singh Khalsa  ...  compositor: Luma Pictures (as Michael Cashore)
Jason Locke  ...  matchmove technical director: Luma Pictures
Jessica Madsen  ...  roto/paint artist: Luma Pictures (as Jessica Bakke)
Artin Matousian  ...  systems administrator
Glenn Morris  ...  roto/paint supervisor: Lima Pictures
Marla Neto  ...  digital coordinator: Luma Pictures
Justin Porter  ...  technical coordinator: Luma Pictures
Payam Shohadai  ...  executive visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Joey Sila  ...  compositor: Luma Pictures
Jared Simeth  ...  compositor: Luma Pictures
Safari Sosebee  ...  matte painter: Luma Pictures
Steven Swanson  ...  visual effects supervising producer: Luma Pictures
James Waterson  ...  compositor: Luma Pictures
Patrick Clancey  ...  digital opticals (uncredited)
John R. Hazzard  ...  pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Pavel Pranevsky  ...  CG supervisor: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Pimentel A. Raphael  ...  animation supervisor (uncredited)
Christopher Sage  ...  digital environment supervisor: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Maciek Sokalski  ...  digital compositor (uncredited)
Kyle Ware  ...  visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures (uncredited)
Danny Downey  ...  Stunts
Jery Hewitt  ...  Stunt Coordinator
Eric D. Howell  ...  Stunts
Tristan Allen  ...  rigging grip
Paul Candrilli  ...  best boy grip
Peter Clemence  ...  key rigging grip
Edward Cohen  ...  Electrician
James Farrell  ...  rigging grip (as James E. Farrell)
Tom Franchett  ...  rigging gaffer
Joseph Gallup  ...  Grip
Joseph Grimaldi  ...  best boy electric
Bruce Hamme  ...  dolly grip
Craig Hanson  ...  Electrician
Andy Harris  ...  first assistant camera
Travis Hottinger  ...  Electrician
Steven Jacobson  ...  rigging electrician
Scott D. Jolstad  ...  Grip
Maria Juranic  ...  camera production assistant
Kevin Karpinski  ...  Electrician
Cole Koehler  ...  camera loader
Mitchell Andrew Lillian  ...  key grip
Michael Lindquist  ...  second assistant camera
Chris Malone  ...  rigging electrician
Bill O'Leary  ...  chief lighting technician
Timothy O'Toole  ...  video assist operator (as Tim O'Toole)
Matt Olson  ...  camera production assistant
David S. Pope  ...  Grip
Gerhard Riautschnig  ...  rigging electrician (as Gerhard Riautshnig)
Joseph Slagerman  ...  best boy rigging electric
Darin Spring  ...  Grip
Jeff Villars  ...  Electrician
Peter Vongrossmann  ...  rigging grip (as Peter Von Grossmann)
Wilson Webb  ...  Still Photographer
Michael Winn  ...  best boy rigging grip
Kathryn Criston  ...  Electrician
Stephen Early  ...  Electrician
Summary: Joel and Ethan Coen make movies like nobody else's, but even by their standards A Serious Man is in a class by itself: a complete original that's one of the brothers' best. After a deeply weird Yiddish folk-tale prologue set in 19th-century Poland (and framed in the old 1.33:1 format), the picture shifts to the region and era of the Coens' own upbringing, a Minneapolis suburb in 1967. Larry Gopnik (a superbly concentrated portrait in comic anguish by Michael Stuhlbarg) is a college physics prof facing a welter of crises and distractions: review by the tenure committee, son Danny's bar mitzvah, a cryptic-verging-on-sinister protest from a Korean-American student, the alienation of wife Judith's affections by widower Sy Ableman, the ongoing encroachment of brother Arthur and his sebaceous cyst--and don't even mention the proto-Nazi who lives next door. All these, and more, form a screenplay of such intricacy that the blackly comic tensions of one shaggy-dog narrative strand leap synapse-like to another; the movie becomes a symphony of metaphysical dread. Working again with world-class cameraman Roger Deakins and editing, as always, under the pseudonym Roderick Jaynes, the Coens maintain impeccable control over the movie's look and timing. This is more crucial than ever, given that in the precarious universe they define, "actions have consequences." Then again, so does nonaction; not ordering "the monthly main selection" from the Columbia Record Club means you've ordered it. The main-title credits almost flaunt the fact that most of the cast members will be unfamiliar to us (though they all deliver); best known are Richard Kind as Arthur, Adam Arkin as Larry's divorce lawyer, and Michael Lerner (the studio boss in Barton Fink) doing a hilarious, wordless cameo as Solomon Schlutz. Special praise is due Fred Melamed, seizing the role of a lifetime as the unctuous Sy Ableman; Amy Landecker as Mrs. Samsky, the multifariously zoned-out siren who's Larry's other next-door neighbor; and Avi Hoptman as Arlen, Larry's mealy-mouthed academic colleague who can't resist hinting at the latest rumblings from the tenure committee, even if he can't really say anything. --Richard T. Jameson