A Serious Man

A Serious Man

…seriously!

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Release Date

10/2/2009

Runtime

106 mins

Overview

It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$31,400,000

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A darkly comic portrait of a man's unraveling life in 1960s Minnesota, where every attempt to understand the universe, professional or personal, collapses into absurdity. It's a film that finds terrible funny in helplessness and moral confusion.

Mood

AbsurdBleak

Themes

IdentityFamilyFaithComing apart

Look

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