Tag Archives: Coen Brothers

KILL THE DEVIL WITH PROBABILITY THEORY

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Dave

When the truth is found to be lies/ and all the joy within you dies ( Somebody to Love, Jefferson Airplane ) The opening scene in A Serious Man is fictional folkloric legend where an elder man, believed to be … Continue reading →

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SERIOUS MEN

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Dave

”Receive with simplicity all that happens to you”, or so Rashi, the Jewish mystic sage is alleged to have uttered.It appeared in the opening scene of  the film A Serious Man.To which must be addeda Korean student is asking to … Continue reading →

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A Seriously Absurd Sort Of Man

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Dave

The lost tribe of Judah wandering, shambling through the suburbs of Minneapolis. Caught in this strange web of dependency and interdependency, on each other and on their omnipresent identity which hangs over them like a black cloud with intermittent and … Continue reading →

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