Kevin Smokler

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Nov

2009

One Sentence Movie Reviews: "A Serious Man"

A Serious Man (2009): "The most baffling thing about an already baffling universe is how to find happiness within it."

Notes: To my knowledge, the first Coen Brothers movie to contain overtly Jewish themes. Although it may very well be lapped by Michael Chabon's novel "Yiddish Policemen's Union" which the Coens have signed on to adapt.

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Tags: adaptation, aseriousman, chabon, cinema, coenbros, coenbrothers, film, jewish, judaism, michaelchabon, movie, yiddishpolicemensunion

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HI, I'M KEVIN SMOKLER. I'm a writer and public speaker based in San Francisco. I've been tapping out thoughts online since 2001 (RSS feed). Here's the easiest way to get in touch with me.