Blood Simple
Blood Simple is a 1984 American independent neo-noir crime film written, edited, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring John Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya, and M. Emmet Walsh. Its plot follows a Texas bartender who finds himself in the midst of a murder plot when his boss discovers that he is having a love affair with his wife. It was the directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a director, as well as the feature-film debut of McDormand.
Plot
Bartender Ray and housewife Abby are driving through a heavy downpour at night, discussing Abby's bad marriage to Ray's boss Julian Marty. After gradually admitting they are attracted to each other, they stop at a motel and have sex. Lorren Visser, a private detective, takes photos of the tryst and delivers them to Marty.
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author | Coen brothers |
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award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
contentLocation | Texas |
director | Ethan Coen Joel Coen |
editor | Don Wiegmann Roderick Jaynes |
genre | crime thriller |
keywords | belong break in burn bury drive fall fish gift horrify morning new apartment open private detective shallow grave think warn wound |
musicBy | Carter Burwell |
producer | Ethan Coen |
productionCompany | Foxton Entertainment River Road Productions |
publisher | Circle Films |
theme | dance independent neo-noir |