Friday, March 19, 2010

A Serious Man


A Serious Man (2009)
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1019452/]

The Gist:
Let me see if I can sum this film up: a darkly comic, overtly jewish, morbid fable about a man's life spiraling out of control. Or in a broader sense a film about a man's existence in relation to a God that demands a great deal without offering much elucidation in return. Based on those descriptions, you should already know whether or not you want to see it. For me, it was the surprise film of the year. I was very unprepared for how much I would love the film, and halfway through I had that glorious thought: "Wait a second, this is kind of genius".

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