Joel and Ethan Coen
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The pitfalls which Llewyn Davis falls into as he tries to make a successful career for himself are often self-created, but these only force us to sympathise with the character. When we see the difficulties he faces as a struggling folk musician, the odds being against him, we can almost forgive his reckless actions (of which there are many). This is due to the fact that, at various instances throughout the film, we are offered very small glimpses of Davis’s true selfless nature and these are the moments in which the character truly grows on us. For instance, the scene in which Davis dons his guitar and plays his ailing father’s favourite song to him in the retirement home is one of the most emotional in the film.
However, the detailed character study isn’t the only way in which The Coen Brothers have succeeded in making a very watchable film out of Inside Llewyn Davis. The two have captured the essence of the 1960s extremely well. This authenticity comes from various different aspects of the film, though mainly through the cinematography (the dark, moody atmosphere of The Gaslight Café and the New York streets), and the carefully considered soundtrack which contains songs by prolific folk artists such as Bob Dylan and Dave Van Ronk himself.
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