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It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
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Prestige, contemplative, open-ended and character-led.
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Michael StuhlbargLarry Gopnik
- Richard KindUncle Arthur
- Fred MelamedSy Ableman
- Sari LennickJudith Gopnik
- Aaron WolffDanny Gopnik
- Jessica McManusSarah Gopnik
- Peter BreitmayerMr. Brandt
- Brent BraunschweigMitch Brandt
- David KangClive Park
- Benjamin PortnoeDanny's Reefer Buddy
Crew
- Ethan CoenDirector
- Joel CoenDirector
- Joel CoenWriter
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenProducer
- Joel CoenProducer
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Pairings
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