11/08/2026
Falfield Village Hall
FalFilm Friday 14th August @ 7:30pm
This Coen brothers masterpiece from 1996 is a lesson to us all that human stupidity is more terrifying than any alien construct from the multitude of films of the time which dealt with such things.
The characters are deliberately mundane, their logic, laughably thin most of the time and what drives them on are the problems of everyday life that we all face at times.
The film, despite its violence and distressing moments, all portrayed with an incredibly black humour, is a paean to the point of view that a simple quiet honest life is worth more than all the money and other things to which we ascribe such importance.
The film is not particularly graphic in its violence by the way, trusting you to understand that the worst moments don’t always require explicit depiction .
It’s a perfect start to the wonderful journey of exploring all the Coen brothers films. Don’t miss it !