Inside Llewyn Davis (BLU-RAY)
US Import
The visionary chroniclers of eccentric Americana Joel and Ethan Coen present one of their greatest creations in Llewyn Davis, a singer barely eking out a living on the peripheries of the flourishing Greenwich Village folk scene of the early sixties. As embodied by Oscar Isaac in a revelatory performance, Llewyn (loosely modeled on the Village folk legend Dave Van Ronk) is extraordinarily talented but also irascible, rude, and self-defeating. His circular odyssey through an unforgiving winter cityscape, evocatively captured by cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel, is realized with poignant humor and the occasional surreal touch. Featuring a folk soundtrack curated by T Bone Burnett, Inside Llewyn Davis reminds us that in the Coens’ world, history isn’t necessarily written by the winners.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital transfer, approved by directors Joel and Ethan Coen, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- New audio commentary featuring authors Robert Christgau, David Hajdu, and Sean Wilentz
- New conversation between filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and the Coen brothers about the evolution of their approach
- Inside “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013), a forty-three-minute documentary
- Another Day, Another Time (2013), a 101-minute concert documentary celebrating the music of Inside Llewyn Davis, featuring Joan Baez, Marcus Mumford, Punch Brothers, Gillian Welch, Jack White, and others
- New conversation between music producer T Bone Burnett and the Coens about folk music, with illustrations by Drew Christie
- New piece about the early sixties Greenwich Village folk scene, featuring music writer and historian Elijah Wald
- Sunday, a short film by Dan Drasin documenting a 1961 clash between folk musicians and police in Washington Square Park
- Trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Kent Jones
New cover by Telegramme