A Serious Man is a drama film dripping with black comedy loosely retelling the Biblical story of Job set in the 1960′s era of America, centring in on an average man and his struggles to find clarity in life.

Larry Gopnik is a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university who has just been informed by his wife that she has fallen in love with one of his pompous colleagues and is leaving him, his jobless nuisance brother is sleeping on his couch, his son has discipline problems and is dabbling with pot and on top of all that his daughter is stealing money from his wallet to save up for a nose job amongst other troubles. As a last resort, Larry decides to seek advice from three different rabbi’s – will they be able to help him cope with life’s difficulties and provide the answers to being a serious man?

Starring the excellent Michael Stuhlbarg (Body of Lies) as Larry Gopnik and appearances by Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Sari Lennick, Aaron Wolff and Jessica McManus.

The film is written, produced and directed by Ethan Coen and Joel Coen a.k.a. the Coen brothers who were also the creators of The Big Lebowski (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007) and Burn After Reading (2008).

Deeply compelling, thought-provoking and most importantly very genuine, this film examines ordinary life crisis’s in an extraordinary way. Experience sadness mixed with a perfect blend of humour as Larry Gopnik goes on a journey of realisation and self-discovery intricately captured by the Coen brothers.

The Film Buzz Anticipation Rating: 6.5/10

Release Date: 20th November 2009

Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Writer’s: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Links: IMDB, Official Site, Rotten Tomatoes

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