Certain films are able to perfectly capture the mood and atmosphere of Winter. With it's depictions of the desolate snow-covered landscape, and it's foreboding aura, Fargo (1996) does just that.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Jerry Lundegaard is in trouble financially. He is desperate.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
His monetary woes have forced him to come up with a drastic plan to have his own wife kidnapped, then have his father in law unwittingly pay the ransom.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Jerry hires two bumbling thugs to undertake the part of snatching his wife.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Nothing goes according to plan.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
The abduction is sloppy, and in the process of escape, the two criminals are pulled over by the police.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
The police officer and two bystanders are killed, victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Here, enters the film's main heroine... police chief Marge Gundersen.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Through her diligent and persistent efforts, the story behind all this mischief begins to unravel. The ransom is paid, but the amount was more than Steve Buscemi's character had anticipated.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
He is wounded and angry.
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Tensions are growing between the two abductors...
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| Fargo. 1996 |
Will Sheriff Gundersen be able to handle this dilemma that is getting out of control? How will the situation be resolved?
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| Fargo. 1996 |
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| Fargo. 1996 |
