Inside Llewyn Davis
Coen brothers' dramedy set against the 1960s New York/Greenwich Village folk scene, loosely based on the travails of singer-songwriter Dave Van Ronk. Stars Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman and Oscar Isaac (Drive) in the lead. Grand Jury Prize winner at Cannes 2013.
Struggling folk singer Llewyn Davis (Isaac) has lost his musical partner Mike to suicide and his foray into being a solo musician with the album Inside Llewyn Davis is selling poorly. Davis spends his nights on friends' couches and his days trying to score his big break. Finding himself variously in the middle of a love triangle with friends Jim (Timberlake) and Jean (Mulligan); on the road to Chicago with fellow musicians; or getting beaten up outside music venues, this is one tough week in the life of Llewyn Davis.
- Director:
- Ethan CoenJoel Coen ('No Country For Old Men', 'The Big Lebowski', 'Fargo', 'A Serious Man', 'Barton Fink', 'Miller's Crossing')
- Writer:
- Ethan CoenJoel Coen
- Cast:
- Carey MulliganJustin TimberlakeJohn GoodmanOscar IsaacGarrett HedlundAdam Driver
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Aaron Yap
flicksWith Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel and Ethan Coen once again demonstrate their position as cinema’s most consistently reliable purveyors of cultural specificity, here taking us on a tour through the pre-Dylan boho stomping grounds of the early-’60s folk scene in New York. Narratively it seems to suggest a meeting point between the nightmarish, existential and creative struggles of Barton Fink and the old-timey Southern folk vernacular of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but that doesn’t even begin to capture the misty, lovely melancholia evoked here.
There but for fortune......
For anyone who lived through the folk era when Bob Dylan ruled every hipsters heart, this film is a must see. For anyone who feels the pain of struggling through life with a story to tell and no-one seemingly listening, this film is a must see. For every Coen fan this film is a must see. The story of a talented but selfish man told as only the Coen...
Inside Llewyn Davis
Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, masterful filmmakers Joel & Ethan Coen never disappoint. Profound, melancholy, and utterly enthralling. Inside Llewyn Davis is no exception. This brilliant period piece is the Coen's on exhilarating form. Set in 1961, the film follows the week of struggling folk singer Llewyn Davis, trying to make his way...
Variety
pressInside Llewyn Davis is a revelatory showcase for Isaac, who sings with an angelic voice and turns a potentially unlikable character into a consistently relatable, unmistakably human presence — a reminder that humility and genius rarely make for comfortable bedfellows.
Time Out
pressBut mainly, it’s the film’s folk music that roots in the heart like a faraway lure.
The New York Times
pressA brilliant magpie's nest of surrealism, period detail and pop-culture scholarship.
The Guardian
pressBrilliantly written, terrifically acted, superbly designed and shot; it's a sweet, sad, funny picture about the lost world of folk music which effortlessly immerses us in the period.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressA flawless piece of classic Coen brothers cinema, exquisitely timed and told by all. Quite possibly their finest work yet.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis is a gorgeously made character study leavened with surrealistic dimensions both comic and dark.
Empire Magazine
pressInside Llewyn Davis throbs with melancholy, hunches under heavy skies, revels in music history's unsexiest scene and unapologetically leaves you dangling. It is also beautiful, heartfelt and utterly enthralling.
Flicks, Aaron Yap
flicksWith Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel and Ethan Coen once again demonstrate their position as cinema’s most consistently reliable purveyors of cultural specificity, here taking us on a tour through the pre-Dylan boho stomping grounds of the early-’60s folk scene in New York. Narratively it seems to suggest a meeting point between the nightmarish, existential and creative struggles of Barton Fink and the old-timey Southern folk vernacular of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, but that doesn’t even begin to capture the misty, lovely melancholia evoked here.
Variety
pressInside Llewyn Davis is a revelatory showcase for Isaac, who sings with an angelic voice and turns a potentially unlikable character into a consistently relatable, unmistakably human presence — a reminder that humility and genius rarely make for comfortable bedfellows.
Time Out
pressBut mainly, it’s the film’s folk music that roots in the heart like a faraway lure.
The New York Times
pressA brilliant magpie's nest of surrealism, period detail and pop-culture scholarship.
The Guardian
pressBrilliantly written, terrifically acted, superbly designed and shot; it's a sweet, sad, funny picture about the lost world of folk music which effortlessly immerses us in the period.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressA flawless piece of classic Coen brothers cinema, exquisitely timed and told by all. Quite possibly their finest work yet.
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis is a gorgeously made character study leavened with surrealistic dimensions both comic and dark.
Empire Magazine
pressInside Llewyn Davis throbs with melancholy, hunches under heavy skies, revels in music history's unsexiest scene and unapologetically leaves you dangling. It is also beautiful, heartfelt and utterly enthralling.
There but for fortune......
For anyone who lived through the folk era when Bob Dylan ruled every hipsters heart, this film is a must see. For anyone who feels the pain of struggling through life with a story to tell and no-one seemingly listening, this film is a must see. For every Coen fan this film is a must see. The story of a talented but selfish man told as only the Coen...
Inside Llewyn Davis
Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, masterful filmmakers Joel & Ethan Coen never disappoint. Profound, melancholy, and utterly enthralling. Inside Llewyn Davis is no exception. This brilliant period piece is the Coen's on exhilarating form. Set in 1961, the film follows the week of struggling folk singer Llewyn Davis, trying to make his way...
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