Joel and Ethan Coen

Joel and Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers, are Jewish-American film directors best known for their quirky comedies such as Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski, as well as for darker film noir dramas such as Fargo and Blood Simple. The brothers write, direct and produce their films jointly, alternating top billing for the screenplay. Until recently, Joel received sole credit for directing the films, and Ethan for producing, but the two brothers work so closely together and share such a strong vision of what their films are to be that actors report that they can approach either brother with a question and get the same answer. The brothers are known in the film business as "the two-headed director."

External links

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• You Know, For Kids, Coen brothers fan site
• Coenesque: The Films of the Coen Brothers
• It's a movie-making trend: Brothers share directing duties, by James Hebert (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Senses of Cinema, essay on the brothers (with film stills)