October 4 & 5
The brothers Coen made their feature film directorial debut with this, a stylish mix of gritty noir and contemporary intrigue. When a barkeeper suspects his wife is cheating on him, he hires a private investigator to spy on her. But the unscrupulous detective has motives of his own and soon a twisted plot of double-crosses begins to unravel, all building to a shocking climax.
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