Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen is an American filmmaker, one half of the Coen Brothers with his sibling Joel.
Together they wrote, directed, and produced distinctive films blending dark comedy, crime, and regional Americana: Fargo, The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men.
The brothers worked so collaboratively that credits often listed them jointly or interchangeably.
Ethan has also written plays and, more recently, directed solo projects.
- JoelHebrew minor prophet
- FargoNorth Dakota metropolis
- Big LebowskiCult comedy about mistaken identity
- filmmakerOne who makes movies
- directorOne who leads
screenwriter · Oscar · noir · dark comedy · dark humor · Minnesota · Raising Arizona · quirky · dialogue · violence · irony · independent · producer · Hollywood · auteur · deadpan · kidnapping · crime
filmmaking sensibility
Ethan CoenSteven Spielberg
Ron Howard · Nora Ephron · Richard Curtis · James Cameron · Cameron Crowe
indie vs. mainstream filmmaking
Ethan CoenMichael Bay