The Big Lebowski
Published on 8. January 2009
160 pages
978-0-571-24932-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Big Lebowski begins with a case of mistaken identity which escalates when Jeffrey Lebowski - alias The Dude - attempts to seek recompense for the despoilation of his ratty-ass little rug, and then finds himself entangled in a kidnapping caper as a bagman - a situation that goes from bad to worse due to the interference of his hapless bowling partners.
In The Big Lebowski the Coen brothers have taken on the preoccupations of Raymond Chandler, but have given them a postmodern spin, while at the same time leaving Philip Marlowe's ethos intact as The Dude wanders thorugh the fractured world of nineties LA trying to do the right thing. Like the award-winning Fargo, The Big Lebowski is suffused with a droll humour and a verbal felicity that is as delightful as it is startling.
In The Big Lebowski the Coen brothers have taken on the preoccupations of Raymond Chandler, but have given them a postmodern spin, while at the same time leaving Philip Marlowe's ethos intact as The Dude wanders thorugh the fractured world of nineties LA trying to do the right thing. Like the award-winning Fargo, The Big Lebowski is suffused with a droll humour and a verbal felicity that is as delightful as it is startling.
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Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
1,26 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-571-24932-9 (9780571249329)
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Joel and Ethan Coen are the writer/directors of THE BIG LEBOWSKI, FARGO (for which they won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award) and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (for which they won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Film Academy Awards).
