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Inside Llewyn Davis (15)

Inside Llewyn Davis (15)

Drama, Music

A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.


The critical consensus

Joel and Ethan’s latest effort is far more relatable than the vast majority of their largely-acclaimed back-catalogue.

****(*)Stephen Carty, Flix Capacitor, 08/12/2013

Inside Llewyn Davis is a wintry, melancholy comedy elevated into something more resonant by that inimitable Coen touch.

*****Philip Concannon, The Skinny, 20/01/2014

If the movie is problematic, ending on a wan note, the musical performances are well worth catching, and it took an entire evening to shake Please Mr Kennedy out of my head.

****(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 19/01/2014

The Coen brothers return with the 16th film of their remarkable careers, once again vaulting the exceedingly high bar they’ve set for themselves.

*****James Mottram, The List, 16/01/2014

Funny, charming, surprising, heartbreaking. Play it again, maestros!

*****Adam Woodward, Little White Lies, 22/01/2014

It’s a wonderful performance that, like the picture, lingers in the memory.

****(*)Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 22/01/2014

There is an intense sadness to this film, but glorious sweetness and tenderness, too.

*****Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 23/01/2014

Inside Llewyn Davis throbs with melancholy, hunches under heavy skies, revels in music history's unsexiest scene and unapologetically leaves you dangling. It is also beautiful, heartfelt and utterly enthralling.

*****Dan Jolin, Empire Online

The Coen brothers on top sardonic form with a winning tale of an incorrigible loser. Hits the right note on every level, from period vibe to performance (human and feline).

*****Philip Kemp, Total Film, 20/01/2014

It may not be perfect, but Inside Llewyn Davis is a truly masterful piece of filmmaking from a pair you’d expect no less from.

Douglas Greenwood, The Edinburgh Reporter, 25/01/2014

One of the Coen brothers' most idiosyncratic movies.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 23/01/2014

It is not one of the Coen brothers' most crowd-pleasing films, then. If anything, it seems like a restatement of their intention and right to go their own way. But there is still so much to enjoy about it.

****(*)Laurence Phelan, The Independent, 24/01/2014

The Coens' tale of a of a once feted folk singer on the slide has brilliant elements that don't quite make a satisfying whole.

***(*)(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 26/01/2014

It is understated and pitch-perfect: a sombre work which excavates the depth of our pursuits and the value of our accomplishments.

*****Andrew Latimer, TVBomb, 27/01/2014


Features about Inside Llewyn Davis (15)

Oscar Isaac on his role in Inside Llewyn Davis

Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 14/12/2013

Oscar Isaac, star of the Coen brothers folk dramedy Inside Llewyn Davis

Emma Simmonds, The List, 13/01/2014

Inside Llewyn Davis: follow the cat

Steve Rose, The Guardian, 16/01/2014

The Coen Brothers: It Goes Where It Goes

David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 17/01/2014

Coen Brothers on Llewyn Davis, losers and live music

Tim Masters, BBC, 26/01/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday February 21, 2014, until Thursday March 6, 2014. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

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