Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.
Directors:
Ethan Coen,
Joel Coen
Stars:
Michael Stuhlbarg,
Richard Kind,
Sari Lennick
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
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.Written by
Production
The first Coen Brothers film to not be composed by longtime collaborator 'Carter Burwell'. See more »
Goofs
When Jean and Llewyn are arguing in the coffee shop (?) after she brings down his stuff, her hair changes repeatedly between shots. Her bangs change from pushed the side, to parted, to straight down and back in a very obvious way. She is never shown touching her hair. See more »
Quotes
Roland Turner:
A solo act?
Llewyn Davis:
No, I had a partner... he threw himself off the George Washington Bridge.
Roland Turner:
George Washington Bridge? You throw yourself off the Brooklyn Bridge, traditionally. George Washington Bridge? Who does that?
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Crazy Credits
At the end of the credits is an image (in Hebrew and English) declaring the film "Kosher for Passover". See more »
This is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review for on IMDb. There are only a few movies in history that have impacted me as much.
The first time I saw Inside Llewyn Davis, it left me feeling empty and confused. While I appreciated the music, the acting, and the cinematography, I couldn't understand why anyone would love this movie (and I am a huge Coen fan). After all, it's just scene after scene of a jerk getting beaten up by life with no real plot progression and no real reason to care about any of the characters.
I then came across the movie again on TV and decided to give it another chance.
After this second viewing, the movie's themes connected with me in a big way. After my third and fourth viewing, it shook me to my core.
This movie is almost too realistic. It follows none of the conventional "rules" and there is no winner or hero. There's no real drama. There's no "silver lining". There's only struggle. And then acceptance.
For every one Bob Dylan there are myriad Llewyn Davis'. Really talented musicians and artists that work really hard and simply don't catch the lucky break. People go under the radar, under-appreciated and overlooked. People that never make it big and therefore question whether they should be doing it at all.
This is a film for the everyday folk; a beautiful empathetic look at art, music, and everyday struggle.
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This is the first time I've felt compelled to write a review for on IMDb. There are only a few movies in history that have impacted me as much.
The first time I saw Inside Llewyn Davis, it left me feeling empty and confused. While I appreciated the music, the acting, and the cinematography, I couldn't understand why anyone would love this movie (and I am a huge Coen fan). After all, it's just scene after scene of a jerk getting beaten up by life with no real plot progression and no real reason to care about any of the characters.
I then came across the movie again on TV and decided to give it another chance.
After this second viewing, the movie's themes connected with me in a big way. After my third and fourth viewing, it shook me to my core.
This movie is almost too realistic. It follows none of the conventional "rules" and there is no winner or hero. There's no real drama. There's no "silver lining". There's only struggle. And then acceptance.
For every one Bob Dylan there are myriad Llewyn Davis'. Really talented musicians and artists that work really hard and simply don't catch the lucky break. People go under the radar, under-appreciated and overlooked. People that never make it big and therefore question whether they should be doing it at all.
This is a film for the everyday folk; a beautiful empathetic look at art, music, and everyday struggle.