Saturday, April 27, 2019

Blood Simple (1984): The Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand


     Written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Blood Simple (1984) was the feature film debut of The Coen Brothers, actress/wife Frances McDormand and cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld (who went on to become a successful director). A Neo-Noir film set in Texas, the story centers on a wife who is cheating on her spouse, and the web of mischance and deception that follows when her husband hires a hit man to kill her and her lover. A superb effort from beginning to end. The whole cast is great, including Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya and M. Emmet Walsh.

Blood Simple. 1984: Frances McDormand

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984: Frances McDormand

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984: Frances McDormand

Blood Simple. 1984

Blood Simple. 1984: Frances McDormand

Blood Simple. 1984: Frances McDormand

"Blood Simple"- movie trailer