An ironic valentine to folk music and early 1960s New York in the Coen brothers’ most musical film.
Inside Llewyn Davis
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10 Apr 2025
- Age restrictions
- 18+
2013, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
United States–United Kingdom–France
105 minutes, English with Russian subtitles
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund
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No one wants to buy the new album of Llewyn Davis, a charming but inglorious folk singer without a cent in his pocket. He is haunted by bad luck and opinionated ginger cats—or is it one surprisingly persistent and seemingly supernatural cat called Ulysses?
Shot form Inside Llewyn Davis, 2013
The broad, black humor of the Coens’ early features has ripened over the years into a sadder, more philosophical brand of comedy that puts them in a class with Billy Wilder and Ernst Lubitsch.
— J.R. Jones, The Chicago Reader
Perhaps the Coen brothers’ most sophisticated film, Inside Llewyn Davis vividly depicts the early 1960s New York music scene. But look deeper into this charming musical retro and you’ll find both bitter irony and unexpected absurdity.
