Main specs
Actor(s): Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, William H. Macy, Jose Feliciano, Steve Park, John Carroll Lynch, Kristin Rudrud
Director(s): Joel Coen
Genre: Drama
Classification: 18 years and over
Production Year: 1996
Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: A Minneapolis car salesman, desperately in debt, hires two thugs to kidnap his wife in the hope that his wealthy father-in-law will pay the ransom. Unfortunately things don't go according to plan.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 21/04/2003
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 17279 CDVD
Barcode: 5050070008357
Screenwriter: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Cinematographer: Roger Deakins
Composer: Carter Burwell
Featured: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins
Music: Carter Burwell
Producer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Author: Ethan Coen
Costume Designer: Mary Zophres
Writer: Ethan Coen
Languages
Main Language: English
Dubbed Language: French, Spanish
Subtitle Language: Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Minnesota Nice Documentary, Interview With The Coen Brothers, Coen Brothers Family Tree, American Cinematographer Article, Audio Commentary With Roger Deakins, Photo Gallery, Trivia Track, Trailers And TV Spot
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English French Spanish
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DVD Description
Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide.
Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most fabulous movie cops in film history. The very-pregnant Marge--played marvelously by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning and career-defining performance--just goes about her everyday business, eating (in nearly every scene), talking to the people in the community, and examining bloody corpses as if no day is different from the next. A multiple murder in the small town of Brainerd, Minnesota--home of Paul Bunyan, as the sign claims--seems to have little effect on her. Yet she has an innate cop sense--she is very, very good at her job and determined to solve the case in her offhanded manner.
FARGO is yet another offbeat, highly entertaining film from the Coen brothers (BARTON FINK, BLOOD SIMPLE). The film is nearly colorless; instead, director of photography Roger Deakins washes the screen in the blinding white of the snow, occasionally breaking for the drab grays and browns of police uniforms and winter jackets. Carter Burwell's score further enhances the slow, steady pace of this oddly funny and compelling film. The Coens have once again populated their film with a slew of bizarre characters, with outstanding performances delivered by all, particularly the edgy William H. Macy, the quietly luminous McDormand, the nearly psychotic Steve Buscemi, and the oh-so-cold Peter Stormare.
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Award information
BAFTA: Best Direction 1997 (Joel Coen)
OSCAR: Best Actress In A Leading Role 1997 (Frances McDormand)
OSCAR: Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen 1997 (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)
Professional reviews
Review: "...A terrific, twisted comedy....A dazzling mix of mirth and malice....McDormand wins your heart..." (Rolling Stone, p.104, 21/03/1996)
"...The Coens prove themselves masters of orchestrating cross-purposes plots....FARGO is a further demonstration of Joel Coen's remarkable ability to mix comedy with horror..." (Sight and Sound, p.40-1, 01/06/1996)
"...McDormand's uproariously sly-spry performance connects with Roger Deakins' bleakly beautiful photography to create one of the Coens' most consistently successful outings..." -- 3 out of 4 stars (USA Today, p.7D, 08/03/1996)
"...FARGO is a strikingly mature, unique entertainment that plays on many levels...all satisfying..." (Variety, 12/02/1996)
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