A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Ethan Jesse Coen
Roderick Jaynes
Итан Коэн
ئیسن کۆون
اتان کوئن
ايثان كوين
イーサン・コーエン
伊桑·科恩
伊森·柯恩
科恩兄弟
에단 코엔
이선 제시 코엔
Birthplace:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Born:
September 21, 1957
Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) is an American filmmaker, working with his brother, Joel Coen, together known as the Coen brothers(/ˈkoʊən/). Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), No Country for Old Men (2007), A Serious Man (2009), True Grit (2010) and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). The brothers generally write, direct and produce their films jointly. However, due to regulations, Joel received sole directing credit while Ethan received sole production credit until The Ladykillers (2004). From then on, they would be credited as directors and producers and shared editing credits under the alias Roderick Jaynes. The duo started directing separately in the 2020s, resulting in Joel's The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ethan's Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022) and Drive-Away Dolls (2024). Together, they have been nominated for 13 Academy Awards and one individual nomination. They share Best Original Screenplay for Fargo and Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men. They won the Palme d'Or for Barton Fink at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. The Coens have written films for other directors, including Sam Raimi's Crimewave (1985), Angelina Jolie's World War II biopic Unbroken (2014) and Steven Spielberg's Cold War drama Bridge of Spies (2015). They produced Terry Zwigoff's Bad Santa (2003) and John Turturro's Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Ethan is also a writer of short stories, theatre and poetry. They are known for their distinctive stylistic trademarks, including genre hybridity. No Country for Old Men, A Serious Man and Inside Llewyn Davis was included in the BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest motion pictures since 2000. In 1998, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Fargo among the 100 greatest American movies. Richard Corliss wrote of the Coens: "Dexterously flipping and reheating old movie genres like so many pancakes, they serve them up fresh, not with syrup but with a coating of comic arsenic." Description above from the Wikipedia article Coen brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Characters:
2019 The Jesus Rolls
Director:
2004 The Ladykillers
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2010 True Grit
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? Go, Beavers!
Editor:
1984 Blood Simple
1991 Barton Fink
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2004 The Ladykillers
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2010 True Grit
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? Go, Beavers!
Executive Producer:
1984 Blood Simple
1991 Barton Fink
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2010 True Grit
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? Go, Beavers!
Original Story:
1984 Blood Simple
1991 Barton Fink
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 True Grit
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? A Fever in the Blood
???? Go, Beavers!
Producer:
1984 Blood Simple
1987 Raising Arizona
1990 Miller's Crossing
1991 Barton Fink
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 Down from the Mountain
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 True Grit
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? A Fever in the Blood
???? Go, Beavers!
Screenplay:
1984 Blood Simple
1987 Raising Arizona
1990 Miller's Crossing
1991 Barton Fink
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
1996 Fargo
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 Down from the Mountain
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 True Grit
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2014 Unbroken
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? A Fever in the Blood
???? Go, Beavers!
???? Scarface
Thanks:
1984 Blood Simple
1987 Raising Arizona
1990 Miller's Crossing
1991 Barton Fink
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
1996 Fargo
1997 Eye of God
1998 Eight
1998 The Big Lebowski
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 Down from the Mountain
2001 The Grey Zone
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2009 A Serious Man
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 True Grit
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2013 Strutter
2014 Unbroken
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 The Way of Folk
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? A Fever in the Blood
???? Go, Beavers!
???? Scarface
Writer:
1984 Blood Simple
1985 Crimewave
1987 Raising Arizona
1990 Miller's Crossing
1991 Barton Fink
1994 The Hudsucker Proxy
1996 Fargo
1997 Eye of God
1998 Eight
1998 The Big Lebowski
1998 The Naked Man
2000 O Brother, Where Art Thou?
2001 Down from the Mountain
2001 The Grey Zone
2001 The Man Who Wasn't There
2003 Bad Santa
2003 Intolerable Cruelty
2003 Where the Girls Are
2004 The Ladykillers
2005 Romance & Cigarettes
2006 Paris Je T'aime
2007 No Country for Old Men
2007 To Each His Own Cinema
2007 World Cinema
2008 Burn After Reading
2008 Don't Mess with Texas
2009 A Serious Man
2009 A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2010 True Grit
2012 Gambit
2013 Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis
2013 Strutter
2014 Unbroken
2015 Bridge of Spies
2016 Hail, Caesar!
2016 The Way of Folk
2016 Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls
2017 Suburbicon
2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2019 The Jesus Rolls
2022 Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind
2024 Drive-Away Dolls
2025 Honey Don't!
???? A Fever in the Blood
???? Go, Beavers!
???? Scarface
Executive Producer:
2014 Fargo
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