Blood Simple

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Blood Simple is a 1984 neo-noir crime thriller film and the debut feature of Joel and Ethan Coen, noted for its dark humor, tense atmosphere, and intricate plot of betrayal and murder.

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Blood Simple canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime thriller film
film
neo-noir film
basedOn short story by Dashiell Hammett (title phrase origin)
cinematographyBy Barry Sonnenfeld
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed
director Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
distributor Circle Films
editedBy Roderick Jaynes
filmMovement American independent cinema
genre crime
neo-noir
thriller
hasCastMember Dan Hedaya
Frances McDormand
John Getz
M. Emmet Walsh
hasCharacter Abby
Julian Marty
Loren Visser
Ray
hasHomeMediaRelease The Criterion Collection
surface form: Criterion Collection edition
hasRemake A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
hasRunningTime approximately 96 minutes
hasTheme betrayal
jealousy
mistrust
murder
isDebutFeatureOf Ethan Coen
Joel Coen
musicBy Carter Burwell
notableAs feature film debut of Frances McDormand
notableFor dark humor
intricate plot of betrayal and murder
tense atmosphere
originalLanguage English
producer Ethan Coen
releaseYear 1984
remakeReleaseYear 2009
screenplayType original screenplay
settingLocation Texas
title Blood Simple self-link
wonAward Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film
surface form: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic) nomination
writer Ethan Coen
Joel Coen

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Description of subject: Blood Simple is a 1984 neo-noir crime thriller film and the debut feature of Joel and Ethan Coen, noted for its dark humor, tense atmosphere, and intricate plot of betrayal and murder.

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Frances McDormand notableWork Blood Simple
Ethan Coen notableWork Blood Simple
Joel Coen notableWork Blood Simple
Dan Hedaya notableWork Blood Simple
Raising Arizona follows Blood Simple
Roderick Jaynes creditedAsEditorOn Blood Simple
Blood Simple title Blood Simple self-link
Coen brothers notableWork Blood Simple
M. Emmet Walsh notableWork Blood Simple