“Fargo” is more than a place; it’s a Midwest state of mind. Mention as much to Carrie Coon, a Midwesterner from the eastern end of the region (Ohio) now living in its heart (Illinois), and she’ll rattle off an impressive list of accurate ideological descriptors.
“The ethos of that place,” she said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “That particular brand of stoicism and emotional restraint; the belief that bad things won’t happen to good people and that you have some control; this idea that we can make meanings in our lives, even though the reality is that we have very little control over anything.”
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All of these things are built into “Fargo,” but there’s one other characteristic that stands out to Coon above all the rest.
“There’s a kind of Protestant work ethic,” Coon said. “We...
“The ethos of that place,” she said in a recent interview with IndieWire. “That particular brand of stoicism and emotional restraint; the belief that bad things won’t happen to good people and that you have some control; this idea that we can make meanings in our lives, even though the reality is that we have very little control over anything.”
Read More:The 15 Best TV Performances of 2017 (So Far)
All of these things are built into “Fargo,” but there’s one other characteristic that stands out to Coon above all the rest.
“There’s a kind of Protestant work ethic,” Coon said. “We...
- 8/23/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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