O Brother, Where Art Thou?

by Joel Coen (Director)

Other authorsEthan Coen (Author), Ethan Coen (Director), Ethan Coen (Producer), Joel Coen (Author), Joel Coen (Producer), T Bone Burnett (Composer), John Goodman (Actor), Stephen Root (Actor), George Clooney (Actor), Tricia Cooke (Editor), John Turturro (Actor) — 12 more, Roderick Jaynes (Editor), Holly Hunter (Actor), Tim Blake Nelson (Actor), Charles Durning (Actor), Roger Deakins (Cinematographer), Michael Badalucco (Actor), Chris Thomas King (Actor), Ray McKinnon (Actor), Frank Collison (Actor), Wayne Duvall (Actor), Daniel von Bargen (Actor), Lee Weaver (Actor)
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Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison farm in Mississippi-- and their adventure as they travel home in hopes of recovering buried loot before it's lost forever in a flood.

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Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2000-05-13

Physical description

8 inches

Publication

Touchstone (2001)

ISBN

0788826883 / 9780788826887

UPC

786936144758

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Rating

(72 ratings; 4.3)

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LibraryThing member paulsikora
"A Serious Comedy with wonderful characters..." Anon. reviewr on IMDB.com
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LibraryThing member comfypants
Chain gang fugitives have adventures.

Wonderful Coeny Coenness. I'm perplexed at how the most basic of lines manage to get a laugh out of me.

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: B
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.6/4

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