Stars: Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi, Peter Stormare, Harve Presnell, William H. Macy, Jose Feliciano, Steve Park, John Carroll Lynch, Kristin Rudrud

Director: Joel Coen

Summary: This Oscar-winning film written, produced and directed by the Coen brothers centres on Jerry Lundegaard; a car showroom manager who arranges for his wife to be kidnapped in order to extort a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. Procuring the services of a couple of undesirables, it's not long before his master plan is derailed by calamity and a heavily pregnant police officer is hot on the heels of those responsible.

Poor Jerry Lundegaard. He's deep in debt. His wealthy father-in-law has no respect for him. He cheats customers at the car dealership where he works. And now he's hired a bumbling duo to kidnap his wife--a plan that goes horribly awry, leading to homicide. Enter Marge Gunderson, one of the most fabulous movie cops in film history. The very-pregnant Marge--played marvellously by Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning and career-defining performance--just goes about her everyday business, eating (in nearly every scene), talking to the people in the community, and examining bloody corpses as if no day is different from the next. A multiple murder in the small town of Brainerd, Minnesota--home of Paul Bunyan, as the sign claims--seems to have little effect on her. Yet she has an innate cop sense--she is very, very good at her job and determined to solve the case in her offhanded manner.

FARGO is yet another offbeat, highly entertaining film from the Coen brothers (BARTON FINK, BLOOD SIMPLE). The film is nearly colourless; instead, director of photography Roger Deakins washes the screen in the blinding white of the snow, occasionally breaking for the drab grays and browns of police uniforms and winter jackets. Carter Burwell's score further enhances the slow, steady pace of this oddly funny and compelling film. The Coens have once again populated their film with a slew of bizarre characters, with outstanding performances delivered by all, particularly the edgy William H. Macy, the quietly luminous McDormand, the nearly psychotic Steve Buscemi, and the oh-so-cold Peter Stormare.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette, Audio commentary with director of photography Roger A. Deakins, Trivia Track, Photo gallery, TV spot, Theatrical trailer
Subtitles:	Croatian, Dutch, Thai, German, Hebrew, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Czech, French, Italian, Portuguese, Hungarian, English, Turkish, Polish
Year:	1996
Release Date:	May 4, 2009
Runtime:	93 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	1727907000
Keywords:	General, Drama, Fargo
Genre:	Drama