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Fargo is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperate car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two dim-witted criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ...
As each season of Fargo follows its own self-contained narrative, "Waiting for Dutch", set in 1979, introduces a new storyline and cast, along with many new characters: in the episode, Rye Gerhardt (Kieran Culkin), the youngest son of Otto Gerhardt (Michael Hogan), the head of the Gerhardt mafia dynasty, who rules over Fargo, North Dakota ...
Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly also commented on the relation between the opening scene and the episode's overall concept of truth: "The truth is pliable, and it can be swayed by those with power. Making the assertion that something is fact when there is no one powerful enough to hold you accountable — ahem! — can transform the ...
For the opening scene, Noah Hawley wanted to explore the idea of the "Minnesota nice", implying that Minnesota residents are unusually courteous, reserved, and mild-mannered compared to people from other states. He said, "To define the term Minnesota Nice and then open with this school board brawl, it felt like both a good joke, but also now ...
Ewan McGregor as brothers Emmit and Raymond "Ray" Stussy.Emmit is a wealthy, happily married man and the self-proclaimed "Parking Lot King of Minnesota". Younger brother Ray is a financially struggling parole officer who feels betrayed by Emmit over the way their father's inheritance was divided between them, when Ray got his father's Corvette and Emmit got a valuable stamp collection.
Kevin P. Sullivan of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Part of Fargo ' s mastery is its complete understanding of tropes and cinematic language." [ 11 ] Brian Tallerico of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "With just three episodes left in Fargo ' s second season, Noah Hawley and his team pull off a number of ...
Related: Juno Temple on filming Dot and Roy's 'terrifying' Fargo fight scene He credits the use of sound — or, in this case, the lack thereof — as a huge part in building that nerve-wracking ...
When Emmit accidentally kills Ray during a fight, he calls Varga to manage the cleanup of the crime scene. Varga concocts a story that Ray abused his girlfriend Nikki Swango (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), causing injuries actually inflicted by Yuri, and she retaliated. On Christmas, Varga asks Emmit how he feels about killing Ray; Emmit responds ...