The movie
No Country for Old Men
The duo Ethan and Joel Coen (the Coen Brothers) have made many brilliant films. To mark the fortieth anniversary of their debut film, Blood Simple (1984), Cinecitta will showcase a film from their rich oeuvre every Friday in July.
Length: 122 min
Country: Verenigde Staten
Language spoken: Engels
Language subtitles: Dutch
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem en Josh Brolin
Director: Joel, Ethan Coen
Release date: 05/07/2024
Description
The Coen Brothers Retrospective
The fraternal film duo Ethan and Joel Coen (the Coen Brothers) have each made brilliant films, full of linguistic creativity, a love for cinema, and escalating actions. To mark the fortieth anniversary of their debut film Blood Simple (1984) hitting theaters, Cinecitta will showcase a film from their rich oeuvre every Friday in July. The program opens with the 4K restoration of their debut film Blood Simple (1984), and each week a film from a different decade will be featured.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men tells the story of Texas redneck Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) who discovers the remnants of a botched drug deal in the desert. A load of heroin and a suitcase containing two million dollars still lie among the dead men. When Moss takes the money, he incurs the wrath of the criminals. They send the psychopathic hitman Chigurh after him, setting off a chain reaction of violence that even the old, disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) cannot withstand.
Money, drugs, and blood, wrapped in a narrative that also explores the role of chance and inescapable fate: Hollywood meets the ancient Greeks. Or, in the laconic words of Joel Coen: “It’s kind of a western, but also kind of, uh, not…”
The crime drama was the big winner at the Oscars in 2008, taking home four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was made on a budget of 25 million dollars and grossed a total of 171 million dollars.
The fraternal film duo Ethan and Joel Coen (the Coen Brothers) have each made brilliant films, full of linguistic creativity, a love for cinema, and escalating actions. To mark the fortieth anniversary of their debut film Blood Simple (1984) hitting theaters, Cinecitta will showcase a film from their rich oeuvre every Friday in July. The program opens with the 4K restoration of their debut film Blood Simple (1984), and each week a film from a different decade will be featured.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men tells the story of Texas redneck Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) who discovers the remnants of a botched drug deal in the desert. A load of heroin and a suitcase containing two million dollars still lie among the dead men. When Moss takes the money, he incurs the wrath of the criminals. They send the psychopathic hitman Chigurh after him, setting off a chain reaction of violence that even the old, disillusioned Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) cannot withstand.
Money, drugs, and blood, wrapped in a narrative that also explores the role of chance and inescapable fate: Hollywood meets the ancient Greeks. Or, in the laconic words of Joel Coen: “It’s kind of a western, but also kind of, uh, not…”
The crime drama was the big winner at the Oscars in 2008, taking home four awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was made on a budget of 25 million dollars and grossed a total of 171 million dollars.
