O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.
- Joel Coen
- Thomas Johnston
- Ethan Coen
- Joel Coen
- Homer
Rating: 7.3/10 by 4118 users
Alternative Title:
Fratello Dove Sei - IT
О где же ты, брат! - RU
Bracie, gdzie jesteś? - PL
Dónde Estás, Hermano? - AR
¿Dónde estás, hermano? - MX
Ó, testvér, merre visz az utad? - HU
兄弟，你去哪？ - CN
霹雳高手 - CN
Donde Estas Hermano - SV
O Brother! - ES
O'Brother - FR
오 형제여 어디에 있는가? - KR
O adelfe, pou eisai? - GR
Neredesin Be Birader? - TR
O Brother, Where Art Thou？ - US
O Brother, Where Art Thou - Eine Mississippi-Odyssee - DE
Country:
France
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 47 minutes
Budget: $26,000,000
Revenue: $71,900,000
Plot Keyword: music record, country music, based on novel or book, prophecy, southern usa, mississippi river, seduction, fraud, philosophical, reflective, dramatic, hilarious, amused, complicated, enchant, excited, melodramatic
_**Amusing rural Mississippi odyssey in the 30s**_ During the Depression, three guys escape a chain gang in Mississippi (George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) to experience many misadventures with a blind prophet, a gifted musician (Chris Thomas King), a radio station, baby-face Nelson (Michael Badalucco), baptism in a river, “sirens,” a one-eyed Bible salesmen (John Goodman), an ex-wife (Holly Hunter), the KKK, corrupt politicians and an area with hidden treasure about to be flooded. A Coen brothers film, "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) is a farcical odyssey taking place in the Deep South of the 1930s. The cast is entertaining, which also includes the likes of Daniel von Bargen. It’s quirky and amusing augmented by its setting and locations, not to mention one of my wife’s favorite movies (possibly because Clooney was in his prime). In ways, it’s like “Deliverance” (1972) if it were a comedy, just mixed with “Cool Hand Luke” (1967) and a dash of Homer’s Odyssey. I like it, but don’t love it; it’s fun, no doubt, but also kinda forgettable. Yet the song “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” is well done and catchy. The film runs 1 hour, 47 minutes, and was shot mostly in Mississippi, plus some stuff done at Universal Studios. GRADE: B-
Weird convicts that escape. With no money they try to find treasure. Has some weird comedy as well. Good cast though.
