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Nathaniel's avatar

The “I don’t see much money here” moment is rough, but the end of that conversation always got to me even more (and when I watched the movie again after a dear friend of mine had committed suicide I found it devastating):

Grossman: You comfortable with harmonies?

Llewyn: No. Yes, but no. No, I had a partner.

Grossman: Uh huh. That makes sense. My suggestion: get back together.

Llewyn: That’s good advice.

I really loved your comparison of the Llewyn Davis & Barton Fink scenes, and now I really want to read something longer of your thoughts on Barton Fink!

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Jordan Hoffman's avatar

ILD is great in now it underplays that it is mostly a story about someone mourning the loss of their best friend. We don't know what Llewyn was like beforehand, and how much Mikey's death has changed him.

Thanks for reading!!

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Retroist's avatar

I completely forgot about the "creator" line and how it warranted a solid punch. When I hear people proudly proclaim it now, I am not sure that has changed.

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Jordan Hoffman's avatar

Ha! Yep ….

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