429 FARGO (1996) Part 3

The Cine-Files

Steve Morris & John Rocha

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha end The Season of the Coen Brothers with Part 3 of their deep dive and exploration of FARGO. This modern black comedy crime classic that elevated the Coen brothers to A list level filmmakers. The film features Frances McDormand as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman played by William H. Macy hires two dim-witted criminals in Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormar) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from her wealthy father Wade, played by Harve Presnell. Steve and John go thru the movie scene by scene to break down the direction, acting, story beats, score, action sequences and more.

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1:00.4	So that was Mrs. Lundegarde on the floor in there.
1:04.8	And I guess that was your accomplice and the wood chipper.
1:09.6	And those three people in Brainerd.
1:13.9	And for what?
1:16.6	For a little bit of money.
1:20.7	There's more to life than a little money, you know?
1:26.3	Don't you know that? Don't you know that?
1:35.7	Hello and welcome once again to the Cinefiles, where we are continuing our season of the Cone brothers with our conclusion of their incredible film, Fargo. My name is Steve Morris.
1:45.8	I'm a filmmaker and directing instructor in Los Angeles, California. Hello, my name is John Roke.
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