They seemed to interpret it as a commentary on stereotypes about Jewish women and that the scene, if it connects to the rest of the … Nowhere, in fact, in the movie is there anything serious to be found about the most serious question of our lives. The moments with Clive in the movie A Serious Man [2009] by the Coen brothers. Even in the Trial Scene he talks very little, though he does make two long speeches, one to describe Shylock’s cruelty, and the other to bid farewell to Bassanio when he feels certain that Shylock is going to kill him. Showing all 36 items. 379 of 386 found this interesting Interesting? No, Antonio does not grow a talker even afterwards. Still from “A Serious Man A Serious Man (2009), the Coen brothers’ bleak yet comedic portrait of a 1960s suburban Jewish family, begins not in twentieth-century America but rather in a nineteenth-century shtetl. In the opening scene, I realized that when I was a little girl I had an Aunt Pessi in Brooklyn (we lived in the Bronx) and she was from my mother's Romanian side. I cannot improve on that. The opening scene of A Serious Man I interpreted the Shtetl scene differently than the guys, and I'm curious what others think. Jump to: Spoilers (6) The Coen Brothers stated that the opening scene was nothing more than a little short that they made up to get the audience in the proper mood, and that there is no meaning behind it. A Serious Man is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesota Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, leading him to questions about his faith. A Serious Man (Coen Brothers, 2009) This is one of the richest, deepest, saddest, most mysterious movies ever made. A Serious Man, also in contention this year, is a more unusual choice—even allowing for the fact that its creators, the Coen brothers, have slipped difficult fare into the proceedings before. Nowhere in A Serious Man is there any hint of these historic events taking place contemporaneously with personal questioning of God's presence in human affairs, events that might allow for far greater perspective and understanding. My dad always referred to her as "Aunt Pesserie." I thoroughly enjoyed A Serious Man-from the beginning to the end. Top 10 opening scenes in books From Kazuo Ishiguro’s laconic intimations to Mark Twain’s garrulous energy, these are masterclasses in the … It is a philosophical and dramatic masterpiece, and interpreting it completely is an impossible challenge. Todd Berzon on teaching the mysterious opening scene of the Coen Brothers film "A Serious Man" alongside the Book of Job. 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