KINORAFIELD GUIDE TO FILM
1996 · 98 min · R

Fargo

Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · Crime, Drama, Thriller

Fargo (1996) is a Crime film, directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen set in Minneapolis, North Dakota, and Minnesota during the 1980s, in winter. It runs 98 minutes and is rated R.

A neo noir and murder mystery, with a darkly comic and bleak tone. Themes of greed & ambition and betrayal play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Roger Deakins
Cast
Frances McDormandWilliam H. MacySteve BuscemiPeter StormareHarve PresnellJohn Carroll LynchKristin RudrüdBruce Bohne

The world of this film

Setting

Where
MinneapolisNorth DakotaMinnesota
Setting
RuralUrban
When
1980s
Season
Winter

Premise & themes

Premise
Neo NoirMurder Mystery
Themes
Greed & AmbitionBetrayal
Structure
Multiple Perspectives
Tone
Darkly ComicBleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Female LedEnsemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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