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• A Serious Man is a black comedy film directed, written and produced by Ethan and Joel Coen. The film is set in 1967 Minnesota and details the misadventures of a Jewish family. The movie starts Michael Stuhlbarg, Sari Wagner, Richard Kind, Adam Arkin and George Wyner.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: October 2, 2009 (USA) The Internet Movie Database: A Serious Man
  2. Directors: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
  3. Screenwriters: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
  4. Executive Producers: Time Bevan and Eric Fellner Yahoo! Movies: A Serious Man Cast and Credits
  5. Producers: Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
  6. Cinematography: Roger Deakins
  7. Distributor: Focus Features
  8. Filming location: Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota and Bloomington, Minnesota Yahoo! Movies: A Serious Man
  9. Budget: Less than $20 Million CBC News: Coen Brothers Return to Fargo Territory (September 8, 2008)

• Plot Summary

  Professor Michael Stuhlbarg (Larry Gopnik)'s seemingly stable life is falling apart: His wife has announced she's leaving him for his colleague, his teenage children are pilfering money from his wallet, his lackadaisical brother refuses to move out of his house and get a job and one of his students is trying to blackmail him. In an attempt to gain advice on how to turn things around, Gopnik seeks advice from three rabbis.

• Cast

  • Michael Stuhlbarg: Larry Gopnik
  • Sari Lennick: Judith Gopnik
  • Adam Arkin: Don Milgram
  • George Wyner: Rabbi Nachter
  • Fyvush Finkel: Red Groshkover
  • Katherine Borowitz: Mimi Nudell

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