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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Coen Koan?

English: Coen Brothers at Cannes in 2001.
English: Coen Brothers at Cannes in 2001. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
from Vox

The Coens are famously averse to explaining or even discussing the meaning of any of their films, but Elliott’s fourth-wall-breaking admonishment to the audience to take comfort in the idea that the Dude abides — which is to say he exists without some clear and systematic explanation, and we should simply accept as much — is about as close as you’ll ever get to a Coen brothers mission statement.

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