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Inside Llewyn Davis

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 44m
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A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
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A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
152K
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POPULARITY
1,762
659
  • Directors
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Writers
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Stars
    • Oscar Isaac
    • Carey Mulligan
    • John Goodman
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  • Directors
    • Ethan Coen
    • Joel Coen
  • Writers
    • Joel Coen
    • Ethan Coen
  • Stars
    • Oscar Isaac
    • Carey Mulligan
    • John Goodman
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    • 426User reviews
    • 535Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 46 wins & 174 nominations total

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    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac
    • Llewyn Davisas Llewyn Davis
    Carey Mulligan
    Carey Mulligan
    • Jeanas Jean
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Roland Turneras Roland Turner
    Garrett Hedlund
    Garrett Hedlund
    • Johnny Fiveas Johnny Five
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    • Jimas Jim
    Ethan Phillips
    Ethan Phillips
    • Mitch Gorfeinas Mitch Gorfein
    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
    • Lillian Gorfeinas Lillian Gorfein
    Max Casella
    Max Casella
    • Pappi Corsicatoas Pappi Corsicato
    Jerry Grayson
    Jerry Grayson
    • Mel Novikoffas Mel Novikoff
    Jeanine Serralles
    Jeanine Serralles
    • Joyas Joy
    Adam Driver
    Adam Driver
    • Al Codyas Al Cody
    Stark Sands
    Stark Sands
    • Troy Nelsonas Troy Nelson
    Alex Karpovsky
    Alex Karpovsky
    • Marty Greenas Marty Green
    Helen Hong
    Helen Hong
    • Janet Fungas Janet Fung
    Bradley Mott
    • Joe Flomas Joe Flom
    Michael Rosner
    • Arlen Gambleas Arlen Gamble
    Bonnie Rose
    Bonnie Rose
    • Dodi Gambleas Dodi Gamble
    Jack O'Connell
    Jack O'Connell
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      • Ethan Coen
      • Joel Coen
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    Storyline

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    Follow a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against seemingly insurmountable obstacles -- some of them of his own making. —Production
    • false promise of the american dream
    • folk singer
    • new york city
    • musician
    • couchsurfing
    • 176 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Music
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language including some sexual references
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Joel Coen remarked that "the film doesn't really have a plot. That concerned us at one point; that's why we threw the cat in."
    • Goofs
      While Llewyn is making a payphone call on the elevated subway platform (Woodside/61st Street), a modern 7 train pulls into the station on the opposite track.
    • Quotes

      Llewyn Davis: If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it's a folk song.

    • Crazy credits
      At the end of the credits is an image (in Hebrew and English) declaring the film "Kosher for Passover".
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cannes Film Festival 2013 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
      Traditional

      Arranged by Oscar Isaac and T Bone Burnett

      Performed by Oscar Isaac

    User reviews426

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    Top review
    9/10
    Fantastic sound, atmosphere, acting.
    Inside Llewyn Davis is an intimate, well-executed, and honest slice of life. It features a humanistic, heartfelt performance by Oscar Isaac as the titular folk singer, arresting cinematography, and a sharp, tight-fisted script by the Coen brothers, who also directed.

    It's Greenwich Village in the early sixties, when folk music was either coming into its own or ready to be usurped by a more mainstream genre. Llewyn has no home, drifting from gig to gig and crashing on couch after couch as a matter of design; is vagrancy is his life's plan. Llewyn is at turns a noble soul who exists for the sake of making the music he wants to make and a resentful twerp who mooches off friends just to sustain his unsustainable lifestyle.

    The movie is only somewhat linear, with closing scenes mirroring opening scenes, and it is told entirely from Llewyn's point of view. The Coen brothers masterfully show us not only Llewyn's perspective but also an outside perspective; this allows us to feel both empathy and loathing toward him.

    Llewyn is nothing if not complex. The movie does a terrific job of avoiding the usual clichés, such as a down-on-his-luck musician catching a lucky break, or a bitter man having a quick change of heart. It's not that Llewyn is constantly sneering at everyone, holding his poverty up as both a shield and a trophy, it's that he is so multilayered that when he does a kind act or offers some praise or thanks, we don't feel that his doing so is in any way out of character. Llewyn is a self-tortured soul, but unlike caricatures of wandering folkies, he is at his center a realist, albeit a prideful one.

    During his travels and travails, Llewyn encounters people ranging from the genuine (his singing friends Jim and Jean, played by Justin Timberlake and Carey Mulligan) to the absurd (a rotund, blustery John Goodman). Oh, and a cat that travels with Llewyn - at least until he can get him or her back to the owner. The encounters with the genuine folks feel just as normal as if you or I encountered them; those with the more absurd of the lot feel perfectly surreal, and when they do end one almost wonders if we've all imagined the encounters through Llewyn himself.

    The music is beautiful and moving. Isaac himself performs Llewyn's songs, with a sweet, vulnerable voice that offers a touch of soul to Llewyn's otherwise-bleak surroundings. When Llewyn is really on, you can feel his pain leap right off the screen into your brain; when he appears to be going through the motions and not singing from his heart, you can feel the lack of depth that his intended audience also feels. Isaac is just flat-out terrific.

    Ultimately, it is Isaac and the music that push this film into the territory of great cinema. The story itself is stark, moody, unyielding - just like a New York City winter, really. And the movie, like Llewyn's own life, appears to have no point - except to illustrate just how pointless Llewyn is making his life, through his stubborn marriage to his craft and a desire to stay uprooted
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hành Trình Của Đam Mê
    • Filming locations
      • Medford, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS Films
      • StudioCanal
      • Anton
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,235,319
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $405,411
      • Dec 8, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,960,249
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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