- 272 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Fargo – that bloody tale of greed, kidnapping and murder set in the freezing tundra of Minnesota – was the Coen brothers' break-out film, scooping two Oscars and a towering snowdrift of critical and commercial acclaim.On the 25th anniversary of its release, former Minnesota resident Nige Tassell slips on his snowboots to revisit the film and its landscape. The result is a leisurely stomp around Fargo's intricate plot, its snappy dialogue and its unforgettable characters. Insightful, revealing, entertaining and esoteric, And It's A Beautiful Day strips back the film's multiple layers to pose intriguing questions. What has made car salesman Jerry Lundegaard such a desperate man? Does Carl Showalter deserve to be fed into a woodchipper? And just how much food can police chief Marge Gunderson put away in a single sitting?Sharp and snappy and full of quirkiness and humour, And It's A Beautiful Day is perfect companion to one of the all-time great cult movies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Truth is Out There
- 2. God’s Icebox
- 3. ‘I’m Not Gonna Debate You, Jerry . . .’
- 4. Home Turf
- 5. The Gustafson Growl
- 6. ‘I’m Payin’ Nineteen-Five for This Vehicle Here!’
- 7. The Odd Couple
- 8. ‘He Says It’s Pretty Sweet . . .’
- 9. Why Does Jerry Need All This Money?
- 10. The Kidnap
- 11. The Face of Macy
- 12. The Great Pretender
- 13. ‘Whoa Daddy…’
- 14. ‘I’ll Fix Ya Some Eggs’
- 15. ‘This Execution-Type Deal’
- 16. Embers
- 17. Who’s Got The Best Coat?
- 18. Minnesota Nice
- 19. The Demeaning of Jean
- 20. Welcome to Brainerd
- 21. Get Yer ‘Yah Yahs’ Out . . .
- 22. ‘Blood Has Been Shed’
- 23. ‘How’s The Fricassee?’
- 24. ‘I’m A Police Officer From Up Brainerd Investigating Some Malfeasance . . .’
- 25. ‘This is Mike Yanagita!’
- 26. ‘Smoke A Fuckin’ Peace Pipe!’
- 27. ‘No Jean, No Money!’
- 28. The Significance of Parking Lots
- 29. The Lost Boy
- 30. ‘I Don’t Arrange That Kind of Thing…’
- 31. Buried Treasure
- 32. ‘Sir, You Have No Call to Get Snippy With Me’
- 33. ‘How The Fuck Do You Split A Fuckin’ Car, You Dummy?’
- 34. Shredding The Evidence
- 35. ‘There’s The Car! There’s The Car!’
- 36. ‘And For What? For A Little Bit of Money’
- 37. The Big Fella With The Axe
- 38. The Safe Haven
- 39. The Afterlife #1 – The Surviving Characters
- 40. The Afterlife #2 – The Money
- 41. The Afterlife #3 – The Actors
- 42. Return to Fargo
- 43. And More Besides . . .
- Epilogue
- Dramatis Personae
- Acknowledgements