The story of the loser Lewyn Davis is a typical loser, of those people who leave someone else’s apartment accidentally let the cat out and slam the door. So the poor animal will have to travel with Lewin. His record is not needed by anyone, the only thing he has left is to play in a local club for a very meager tip, and even with a dubious prospect of getting in the face! Money is not enough, you have to sleep on the couches of friends.
The Coen brothers shot another tragicomedy about how difficult it is to live and what kind of unpleasant people around you can be from whom it is impossible to wait for help, moreover, hearing that you are a folk singer they still slyly say that they thought that you introduced yourself as a musician and begin to talk about jazz of your youth!
Davis in general is not needed by anyone, including himself. truly "in the loop, in the loop" as he sings at the very beginning of the tape!
It is clear why everyone has turned, both in Russia and in America, trying to tell us about the 60s. First of all, it's beautiful. Secondly, this is a time of hopes that are not destined to come true. well, finally, the heroes of those days are the final classics!
Somewhere in the background in the film, Bob Dylan is always present, somewhere nearby, the bohemian will soon occupy the Chelsea hotel. Everything is so close, everything is so familiar! Romantic!
Well, there’s also Mad Men’s look at the same period, but from a completely different angle, where whiskey and cigars, beautiful women and success! Although it is clear that the world was a little different. Cohens show that too.
9 out of 10
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