Coen, Ethan and Joel, are American filmmakers who are brothers. They have worked together on many films. The Coen brothers are known for their original and offbeat motion pictures. Many of their movies involve criminals and criminal acts, often with a bizarre comic twist. Ethan (1957-…) and Joel (1954-…) Coen are directors, screenwriters, and producers. They won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for the dark comic thriller Fargo (1996). The Coens also won Academy Awards for best directing and best adapted screenplay for No Country for Old Men (2007). The film won the award for best picture.
The Coen brothers were born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. Ethan was born on Sept. 21, 1957. Joel was born on Nov. 29, 1954. After studying filmmaking at New York University, the brothers entered the movie industry in the mid-1980’s. They quickly gained attention for their low budget and unconventional films. Their first film was Blood Simple (1984). They increased their reputation with Raising Arizona (1987). Both films starred Frances McDormand , who became Joel Coen’s wife in 1984.
The Coens gained international recognition for Barton Fink (1991). The film satirizes the Hollywood motion-picture industry and is also a dramatic exploration of two disturbed personalities. The Coen brothers’ other films include Miller’s Crossing (1990); The Hudsucker Proxy (1994);The Big Lebowski (1998); O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000); The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001); Intolerable Cruelty (2003); The Ladykillers (2004); Burn After Reading (2008); A Serious Man (2009); a remake of the 1969 Western True Grit (2010); Inside Llewyn Davis (2013); and Hail, Caesar! (2016).
Joel Coen alone wrote and directed The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). In the movie, Frances McDormand plays the role of Lady Macbeth.
