Extortion is the name of the game in this 21st century homage to vintage film noir. At the center is Billy Bob Thornton’s dead-on, deadpan portrait of malaise and yearning in 1940s small-town California. Shot on color negative film (by the Coens’ 10-time cinematographer Roger Deakins), then printed in incandescent, stunning black-and-white, the film garnered the Coens their third Best Director award from the Cannes Film Festival. 2001, 35mm, 116 minutes.

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This program is made possible by generous support from Regis Foundation. Media Partner City Pages.

Extortion is the name of the game in this 21st century homage to vintage film noir. At the center is Billy Bob Thornton’s dead-on, deadpan portrait of malaise and yearning in 1940s small-town California. Shot on color negative film (by the Coens’ 10-time cinematographer Roger Deakins), then printed in incandescent, stunning black-and-white, the film garnered the Coens their third Best Director award from the Cannes Film Festival. 2001, 35mm, 116 minutes.

Click here to see The Man Who Wasn't There trailer.

This program is made possible by generous support from Regis Foundation. Media Partner City Pages.