Coen, Ethan
Overview
Works: | 684 works in 3,542 publications in 13 languages and 74,056 library holdings |
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Genres: | Drama Comedy films Film adaptations Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films Crime films Historical films Biographical films Detective and mystery films Dark comedy films |
Roles: | Author of screenplay, Producer, Director, Author, fmp, Scenarist, Restager , Film editor, fmd, Adapter, pmn, Conceptor, Editor, Author of dialog, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Performer, Dedicatee, Interviewee, Contributor, Actor, Artist, Author of introduction, fmk, Recipient, Creator, Production personnel |
Classifications: | PN1997.2, 791.4372 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Ethan Coen
- The philosophy of the Coen brothers by Mark T Conard( )
- The Brothers Coen : unique characters of violence by Ryan P Doom( )
- The cinema of the Coen brothers : hard-boiled entertainments by Jeffrey Todd Adams( )
- The Coen brothers Fargo by William Luhr( )
- Apropos of nothing : deconstruction, psychoanalysis, and the Coen Brothers by Clark Buckner( )
- Joel and Ethan Coen by R. Barton Palmer( Book )
- The Coen brothers by Ronald Bergan( Book )
- The Coen Brothers encyclopedia by Lynnea Chapman King( )
- The brothers grim : the films of Ethan and Joel Coen by Erica Rowell( Book )
- Joel and Ethan Coen by Ellen Cheshire( )
- The Coen brothers : the story of two American filmmakers by Josh Levine( )
- The big Lebowski by J. M Tyree( Book )
- The films of Joel and Ethan Coen by Carolyn R Russell( Book )
- The dude abides : the Gospel according to the Coen brothers by Cathleen Falsani( Book )
- The big Lebowski : the making of a Coen brothers film by William Preston Robertson( Book )
- Joel & Ethan Coen by Peter Körte( Book )
- The Coen Brothers : the life of the mind by James Mottram( Book )
- Coen brothers by Eddie Robson( Book )
- Constructing the Coens : from Blood simple to Inside Llewyn Davis by Allen H Redmon( Book )
- Coen : framing religion in amoral order( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Ethan Coen
Fargo by
Joel Coen(
Visual
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180 editions published between 1995 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 4,131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong
180 editions published between 1995 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 4,131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong
No Country for Old Men by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
124 editions published between 2007 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 3,610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Llewelyn Moss stumbles onto a drug deal gone monumentally wrong while hunting in the parched Texas scrubland near the Mexico border. A satchel filled with $2 million seems to be a ship finally arrived, and he dreams of moving his wife Carla Jean out of the trailer park and into the good life. It isn't long before he's being tracked Anton Chigurh, a psychopathic "debt collector." Sheriff Bell sets out to find Llewelyn, not so much for the propriety of recovering the money but to protect one of his citizens from Chigurh, an evil like nothing Bell has ever seen. The border is a hard land, yet Bell finds that the reflexive murders Chigurh inflicts upon others transforms the lonely vistas, somber deserts, and austere mountains into something horrendous--into no country for old men--or for young ones
124 editions published between 2007 and 2016 in 5 languages and held by 3,610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Llewelyn Moss stumbles onto a drug deal gone monumentally wrong while hunting in the parched Texas scrubland near the Mexico border. A satchel filled with $2 million seems to be a ship finally arrived, and he dreams of moving his wife Carla Jean out of the trailer park and into the good life. It isn't long before he's being tracked Anton Chigurh, a psychopathic "debt collector." Sheriff Bell sets out to find Llewelyn, not so much for the propriety of recovering the money but to protect one of his citizens from Chigurh, an evil like nothing Bell has ever seen. The border is a hard land, yet Bell finds that the reflexive murders Chigurh inflicts upon others transforms the lonely vistas, somber deserts, and austere mountains into something horrendous--into no country for old men--or for young ones
O brother, where art thou? by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
88 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
88 editions published between 2000 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,526 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
True Grit by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
84 editions published between 2010 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested
84 editions published between 2010 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Following the murder of her father by hired hand Tom Chaney, 14-year-old farm girl Mattie Ross sets out to capture the killer. To aid her, she hires the toughest U.S. marshal she can find, a man with "true grit," Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn. Mattie insists on accompanying Cogburn, whose drinking, sloth, and generally reprobate character do not augment her faith in him. Against his wishes, she joins him in his trek into the Indian Nations in search of Chaney. They are joined by Texas Ranger LaBoeuf, who wants Chaney for his own purposes. The unlikely trio find danger and surprises on the journey, and each has his or her "grit" tested
The big Lebowski by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
111 editions published between 1996 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 3,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A lazy, unemployed Southern Californian stoner who loves bowling gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. He's beaten up by men looking for money from the rich man's wife and gets drawn into the kidnapping of the millionaire's wife
111 editions published between 1996 and 2018 in 6 languages and held by 3,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A lazy, unemployed Southern Californian stoner who loves bowling gets mistaken for a millionaire with the same name. He's beaten up by men looking for money from the rich man's wife and gets drawn into the kidnapping of the millionaire's wife
Bridge of Spies by
Steven Spielberg(
Visual
)
43 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot
43 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 2,875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James Donovan is a Brooklyn lawyer who finds himself thrust into the center of the Cold War when the CIA sends him on the near-impossible task to negotiate the release of a captured American U-2 pilot
Unbroken by
Angelina Jolie(
Visual
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33 editions published between 2014 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp
33 editions published between 2014 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp
Raising Arizona by
Joel Coen(
Visual
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64 editions published between 1987 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An ex-con and a police officer decide to get married and start a family. To their dismay, they discover that they can neither have nor adopt children. Desperate, they resort to kidnapping one of the newborn quintuplets of the wealthy Arizona family. However, their attempt at living a normal life is complicated by neurotic co-workers, two fugitives, and a mysterious bounty hunter
64 editions published between 1987 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 2,460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An ex-con and a police officer decide to get married and start a family. To their dismay, they discover that they can neither have nor adopt children. Desperate, they resort to kidnapping one of the newborn quintuplets of the wealthy Arizona family. However, their attempt at living a normal life is complicated by neurotic co-workers, two fugitives, and a mysterious bounty hunter
Burn after reading by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
82 editions published between 2008 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees
82 editions published between 2008 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 2,441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Osbourne Cox is a CIA analyst who quits his job after being demoted. He decides to write a memoir about his life in the CIA. His wife, Katie, wants a divorce and, based on the advice of her divorce lawyer, she downloads many of his personal and financial files onto a disc. Katie's lover is Treasury agent Harry Pfarrer. The disc eventually finds its way to Hardbodies, a workout gym. An employee of the gym, Chad Feldheimer obtains the disc and ascertains that it contains classified government information. Along with his fellow employee, Linda Litzke, he intends to use the disc to blackmail Osbourne. When blackmailing him fails, Linda decides to take the information to the Russian embassy. At the embassy, she hands the disc over to the Russians, promising that she will give them more information. Linda and Chad don't have any more information, so they decide to break into Cox's house. This brings about a series of events that no one foresees
Intolerable cruelty by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
37 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 2,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miles Massey is a high-powered Los Angeles divorce lawyer nearing a midlife crisis. While representing his wealthy client Rex Rexroth, Miles meets his match in Rex's gold-digging wife, Marilyn. He's impressed by her similarly heartless ways of using marriage to fuel an expensive lifestyle, but Miles still manages to defeat her in court. With Marilyn looking to get her revenge and Miles finding himself attracted to her, the two engage in a ruthless romantic pursuit to out-swindle each other
37 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 2,299 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Miles Massey is a high-powered Los Angeles divorce lawyer nearing a midlife crisis. While representing his wealthy client Rex Rexroth, Miles meets his match in Rex's gold-digging wife, Marilyn. He's impressed by her similarly heartless ways of using marriage to fuel an expensive lifestyle, but Miles still manages to defeat her in court. With Marilyn looking to get her revenge and Miles finding himself attracted to her, the two engage in a ruthless romantic pursuit to out-swindle each other
Inside Llewyn Davis by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
52 editions published between 2012 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 2,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. He is at a crossroads. 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
52 editions published between 2012 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 2,106 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. He is at a crossroads. 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
Hail, Caesar! by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
52 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 2,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix
52 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 2,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. It follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix
A Serious Man by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
69 editions published between 2009 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 2,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One ordinary man's quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg) can't believe his life. His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won't move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior, and mortality
69 editions published between 2009 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 2,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
One ordinary man's quest to become a serious man. Physics professor Larry Gopnik (Stuhlbarg) can't believe his life. His wife is leaving him for his best friend, his unemployed brother won't move off the couch, someone is threatening his career, his kids are a mystery and his neighbor is tormenting him by sunbathing nude. Struggling to make sense of it all, Larry consults three different rabbis and their answers lead him on a twisted journey of faith, family, delinquent behavior, and mortality
Barton Fink by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
138 editions published between 1050 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 1,649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A satire about a New York playwright who relocates to Hollywood to write screenplays and experiences writer's block
138 editions published between 1050 and 2017 in 9 languages and held by 1,649 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A satire about a New York playwright who relocates to Hollywood to write screenplays and experiences writer's block
The man who wasn't there by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
82 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris is blamed, landing her in jail, and Ed at the mercy of big-city lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider
82 editions published between 2001 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In a sleepy Northern California town in the 1940s, Ed Crane, a humble barber, suspects that his wife Doris is having an affair with her boss. When a stranger comes into town hinting that there is a fortune to be made in investing in the new invention of dry cleaning, Ed hatches a blackmail scheme he hopes will make him rich and get him some revenge at the same time. His plan goes horribly awry when he accidentally commits a murder for which Doris is blamed, landing her in jail, and Ed at the mercy of big-city lawyer Freddy Riedenschneider
Miller's Crossing by
Joel Coen(
Visual
)
76 editions published between 1990 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During prohibition two gangland bosses struggle for control over a city, with one of the boss's lieutenants caught in the middle
76 editions published between 1990 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
During prohibition two gangland bosses struggle for control over a city, with one of the boss's lieutenants caught in the middle
Paris, je t'aime = Paris, I love you by
Tristan Carné(
Visual
)
25 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories
25 editions published between 2001 and 2014 in 6 languages and held by 1,386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The world's top directors and some of America's top stars create a panoramic portrait of Paris. Find yourself transported by these sexy, romantic, haunting, dramatic, and beautiful stories
Suburbicon by
George Clooney(
Visual
)
21 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns, the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. The tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence. This is a tale of very flawed people making very bad choices
21 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,256 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns, the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. The tranquil surface masks a disturbing reality, as husband and father Gardner Lodge must navigate the town's dark underbelly of betrayal, deceit, and violence. This is a tale of very flawed people making very bad choices
Fargo by
Martin Freeman(
Visual
)
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,036 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Coen Brothers' Best Picture Oscar Nominee transforms into television drama. It features a new "true crime" story and new characters, all chilled in the trademark dry wit, murderous mayhem and "Minnesota nice" of the original classic film. Lorne Malvo is a manipulative master criminal who changes the life of insurance salesmen Lester Nygaard. Gus Grimly and Molly Solverson are the small-town police officers who join forces to uncover Lester's secrets
2 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 1,036 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Coen Brothers' Best Picture Oscar Nominee transforms into television drama. It features a new "true crime" story and new characters, all chilled in the trademark dry wit, murderous mayhem and "Minnesota nice" of the original classic film. Lorne Malvo is a manipulative master criminal who changes the life of insurance salesmen Lester Nygaard. Gus Grimly and Molly Solverson are the small-town police officers who join forces to uncover Lester's secrets
Fargo(
Visual
)
3 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and held by 990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The second chapter is set in 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Luverne, Minnesota, where young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, will tackle an all-new 'true crime' case
3 editions published between 2015 and 2016 in English and held by 990 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The second chapter is set in 1979 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Luverne, Minnesota, where young State Police Officer Lou Solverson, recently back from Vietnam, will tackle an all-new 'true crime' case
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- Coen, Joel Adapter Scenarist Producer Restager Director Author of screenplay Film editor Author
- McDormand, Frances Other Performer Actor
- Burwell, Carter Other Performer Musician Conductor Author Contributor Actor Composer
- Deakins, Roger A. 1949- Other Contributor Illustrator Director Cinematographer Videographer Photographer
- Working Title Films Producer
- Goodman, John 1952- Other Interviewee Performer Actor
- Rudin, Scott 1958- Producer Director
- Buscemi, Steve 1957- Other Performer Actor
- Universal Pictures (Firm) Distributor
- Brolin, Josh Other Interviewee Performer Actor
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Adultery Arkansas--Fort Smith California--Los Angeles Coen, Ethan Coen, Joel Cold War (1945-1989) Criminal behavior Criminals Depressions Divorce Divorce settlements Donovan, James B.--(James Britt), Drug traffic Escapes Espionage Extortion Fathers--Death Fugitives from justice Hillenbrand, Laura Homer Hostage negotiations Kidnapping Man-woman relationships Minnesota Mistaken identity Motion pictures--Production and direction Murder North America--Mexican-American Border Region Olympic athletes Optical storage devices Personal trainers Police Police chiefs Policewomen Portis, Charles Powers, Francis Gary, Receiving stolen goods Revenge Sheriffs Slackers Teenage girls Texas Texas Rangers U-2 Incident (1960) United States United States.--Central Intelligence Agency United States marshals Veterans World War (1939-1945) Zamperini, Louis,
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Coen Brothers
Coen, Ethan 1957-
Coen, Ethan Jesse, 1957-
Ethan Coen Amerikaans filmregisseur
Ethan Coen cinéaste
Ethan Coen regista, autore e produttore cinematografico statunitense
Ethan Coen US-amerikanischer Filmregisseur, Drehbuchautor, Filmproduzent und Kameramann
Jaynes, Roderick
Koens, Etans
Koens, Ītans
Koens, Ītens, 1957-
Roderick Jaynes
Ίθαν Κοέν
Итан Коэн
Коен, И. (Итан), 1957-
Коэн Итан
Коэн, Итан, 1957-
Коэн, Этан, 1957-
Իթան Քոեն ամերիկացի կինոռեժիսոր, սցենարիստ, պրոդյուսեր, կինեմատոգրաֆ, խմբագիր
אית'ן כהן
אית'ן כהן שחקן אמריקאי
כהן, איתן
ايثان كوين
코언, 이선 1957-
코엔, 에단 1957
코엔형제 1957
イーサン・コーエン
コーエン, イーサン
伊森·柯恩
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