FARGO Friday Member Beverage Reception! Friday, December 13, 7:00 p.m.
“It's another daring black comedy by one of the most consistently inventive moviemaking teams of the last decade, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.” - Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
“To watch it is to experience steadily mounting delight, as you realize the filmmakers have taken enormous risks, gotten away with them and made a movie that is completely original, and as familiar as an old shoe.” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Friday, December 13, 8:15 p.m. | At a seedy bar in snowy, desolate Fargo, North Dakota, desperate Minnesotan car salesman Jerry Lundegaard (William H. Macy) hires two dense but dangerous criminals (Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife so he can extort his father-in-law for the ransom. This misguided plan leads to a series of violent and unexpected events, with tough (and very pregnant) police chief Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand, in an Academy Award–winning performance) hot on the trail. An ice-cold gem, FARGO is an immaculate exploration of good and evil that will make you think twice about the “Minnesota nice” stereotype. A masterwork of the crime genre, shot by regular Coen brothers collaborator Roger Deakins (NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN) and set to a moody score by Carter Burwell (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN), FARGO is required big-screen viewing, you betcha.
★ Member Beverage Reception - Friday, December 13: Members! Starting at 7:00 p.m., join us in the lobby for a members-only beverage reception before the 8:15 p.m. FARGO screening on Friday, December 13.
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Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Actress in a Leading Role (Frances McDormand), Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards
Nominee - Best Picture, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (William H. Macy), Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Academy Awards
Heartland: Flyover country, the third coast, the rust belt. The American Midwest has plenty of nicknames, and is arguably more difficult to outline on a map than the east or west coasts. Despite its ambiguous footprint, the Midwest is often defined by its people: hard working, sympathetic, and “nice.” With Heartland, we search for the Midwest's cinematic definition—how is middle America defined by big screen style and story, and when the lights go down, do we like what we see of our cinematic selves (however realistic or fantastical) reflected back at us? Read more
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu