A Serious Man (2009)

I Saw It On Linden Street

In a modern retelling of Job - a Midwestern Physics Professor finds his life spiraling out of control as personal, professional, & financial setbacks all seemingly strike at once- leaving him searching for answers & meaning. Tune in as Chris talks Old Testament, Cosmic Indifference, & Jefferson Airplane as the LSCE screens the Coen Bros. 2009 black comedy "A Serious Man." Join us!

Works Cited:

A Serious Man Production Notes. Focus Features. August 14, 2009. Accessed 11/25/2021 https://www.focusfeatures.com/article/a_serious_man_production_notes?film=a_serious_man

"Coen Bros. On Wet Horses, Kid Stars: It's A Wild West". Fresh Air with Terry Gross. NPR. January 12, 2011. Accessed 11/26/21 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/132744499

Denby, David. “Gods and Victims: ‘A Serious Man’ and ‘ Capitalism: A Love Story.’ The New Yorker. October 5th, 2009. Accessed 11/27/21 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/10/05/gods-and-victims

Ebert, Roger (October 7, 2009). “A Serious Man” Chicago Sun Times. Archived @ RogerEbert.com Accessed 11/27/21 https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/a-serious-man-2009

Evans, K.L. (2012) “How Job Begat Larry: The Present Situation in A Serious Man”. In Conrad, Mark T. (ed.) The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers. University Press of Kentucky. Pp. 289-303.

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Prell, Riv-Ellen. “A Serious Man in Situ: ‘Fear and Loathing in St. Louis Park.’” AJS review 35, no. 2 (2011): 365–376.

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