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Coen brothers
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Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957), collectively known as the Coen brothers ('koʊən ), are an American filmmaking duo. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Their most acclaimed works include Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). Many of their films are distinctly American, often examining the culture of the American South and American West in both modern and historical contexts.
The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, although since The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), directed by Joel without Ethan's involvement, the duo started directing solo pieces, with the documentary Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) serving as Ethan's first directing effort without Joel's involvement, followed by Drive-Away Dolls (2023). Until The Ladykillers (2004) Joel had received sole credit for directing and Ethan for producing, or shared editing credits under an alias, Roderick and Reginald Jaynes. They have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards together, and individually for one award each, both won Best Original Screenplay for Fargo, and Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. The duo also won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink in the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
The Coens have written a number of films they did not direct, including Angelina Jolie's biographical war drama Unbroken (2014), Steven Spielberg's historical cold war film Bridge of Spies (2015), and lesser-known, commercially unsuccessful comedies such as Crimewave (1985), The Naked Man (1998), and Gambit (2012). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theater, and poetry.
They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks including genre hybridity.
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