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The Coen brothers are an iconic duo of filmmakers who have directed a number of movies throughout their careers. Veteran director Stanley Kubrick was an inspiration for the Coen brothers for their most iconic movie, the 1996 movieFargo,with 7 Oscar nominations for the movie.
As per film trivia, the 1996 movie took several inspirations from veteran director Stanley Kubrick for the movie.Fargo,starring Frances McDormand, filmed several of its iconic scenes taking inspiration from Kubrick’s movies likeThe Shining, A Clockwork Orange,and more.
Scenes FromFargoWere Inspired By Stanley Kubrick
With a plot that seems comical in the first half,Fargoquickly turns into a dark comedy when three killings take place and the whole film turns chaotic. Steve Buscemi portrayed the role of the person hiring the criminals and he quickly lands in trouble.
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Joel Coen and Ethan Coen worked together on the sets ofFargoand they were heavily inspired by the notorious director of the horror genre, Stanley Kubrick. As per film trivia onIMDB, several of the scenes shot in the movie were inspired by Kubrick’s notable and iconic films. In one of the scenes when Steve Buscemi says he is in town for“just a little of the ol’ in-and-out,”that’s a direct reference to Stanely Kubrick’s 1971 movieA Clockwork Orange.
That wasn’t all since when Buscemi was driving around town, the song“These Boots are Made for Walkin”can be heard on the radio. The song was a reference to Kubrick’s 1987 masterpieceFull Metal Jacket.And the cherry on top, when the kidnappers break the door down, the scene is a direct reference toStanley Kubrick‘s magnum opusThe Shiningwhen Jack Nicholson breaks down the door and yells“Here’s Johnny!!!”.
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Stanley Kubrick Detailed How A Film Should Progress
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Being a director of great acclaim, Kubrick has directed several classic movies such asThe Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey,and more. As per the director himself, his fame grew slowly over the years. The director talked about how a film should progress inIMDB‘s quotes. Comparing films to musical symphonies, the director admitted that films should progress slowly with moods and feelings.
“A film is–or should be–more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later”
Suffice it to say, that Stanley Kubrick left a long-lasting impression of how a film should be made.Fargoreceived a rating of 8.1/10 on IMDB and a whopping 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is available to stream on Max in the U.S.
Source:IMDB
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
