Inside Llewyn Davis
First screened in October 2013
Directors: Joel and Ethan Coen. Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Ethan Phillips, Robin Bartlett, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver, Max Casella, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, Jeanine Serralles, Alex Karpovsky, Helen Hong, Nancy Blake, Stephen Payne, Jerry Grayson, Michael Rosner, Bonnie Rose. Screenplay: Joel and Ethan Coen.
Twitter Capsule: Aloof, icy, yet almost secretly tender. Steel, sadness, and spook knitted together. Funny-ish. Isaac amazes.

Photo © 2013 CBS Films
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B+


Academy Award Nominations:
Best Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Best Sound Mixing: Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff, and Peter F. Kurland

Golden Globe Nominations:
Best Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Best Actor (Musical/Comedy): Oscar Isaac
Best Original Song: "Please Mr. Kennedy"

Other Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Music
National Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actor (Isaac); Best Cinematography
National Board of Review: Best Original Screenplay
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Use of Music in a Film

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