The Man Who Wasn’t There. 2001. Directed by Joel Coen

Film

The Man Who Wasn’t There. 2001. USA. Directed by Joel Coen. Screenplay by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen. With Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco. 35mm. 116 min.

Ed and Doris, the sort of couple you see in a restaurant who don't speak or make eye contact, are angry, trapped, and about to burst, but polite convention keeps the fury tamped down. Until Ed gets gets pulled into a get-rich-quick scheme—and something very bad happens. Shot in a gorgeously crisp black-and-white, The Man Who Wasn’t There is a deceptively complicated film hidden in a familiar film noir formula.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: The Coen Brothers.

Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 1:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2
Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 1:30 p.m.

MoMA, Floor T2, Theater 2

The Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 2

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