【by Xiaole form FunYS】
When you see the name "Drunken Country Ballads", you may think of the energetic "Looking for Sugar Man". The Chinese translation gives it the poetry it needs as a music-themed movie, but when you see its original name "Looking for Sugar Man " Inside Llewyn Davis will find out that the Coen brothers didn't intend to give you the kind of romance you might expect.
The story takes place in Manhattan's Greenwich Village in the 1960s, the golden age of American folk music, before Bob Dylan became popular. The protagonist Luvien Davis, a folk singer who makes a living by singing, his chorus partner Mike committed suicide, lost his friend's cat, he let his friend's wife get pregnant unexpectedly, and his ex-girlfriend left him alone live and secretly give birth to their children. For his means of making a living, music, he has a stubbornness of never deliberately pleasing the audience and never compromising artistically. This is Luvian, and I don't know if there is a worse life that sounds like it.
The climax of the entire film is when Luvian travels to the Chicago Odyssey. Luvien passed through the wind and snow to reach the manager, and he finally got the chance to express himself. When we heard him sing "The Death of Queen Jane" about life and death, I believe you must be like me, looking forward to him impressing the manager with his simple and sincere singing, and then going on the road to superstar to realize his musical ideal . Besides, isn't that the case in movies?
"I don't see a lot of money here" the broker was blunt. I don't know what kind of hesitation and struggles Luvien experienced before this, but after a song he realized how far away he was from becoming a star. The end of the film is very similar to the beginning, with Luvien performing, Luvien performing, Luvien being beaten, like an endless cycle of life in Waiting for Godot.
The film's protagonist, Luvien Davis, is based on Dave Van Ronk, an important figure in the American folk revival of the 1960s who, though not a huge success on his own, had the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. I have been helped and inspired by him. But to be more precise, Dave Van Ronk is only a musical prototype at most, and the character should be the epitome of many folk singers of that era. Asked about Dave Van Ronk's assessment, the Coen brothers replied, "It doesn't matter who you are, it matters that you're part of this ballad wave."
Coincidentally, in recent years, domestic folk music has gradually moved from the niche to the public with the cover of some talent shows. Many young literary and artistic young people are very reluctant to see the songs that they have kept for many years now. I don't think it's a bad thing that everyone sings that the street is bad. The important thing is that in the end, art doesn't completely lose to business. Thinking about it carefully, in addition to interpreting the era of folk ballads, the Coen brothers expressed their uncompromising on film art through Luvien Davis. And as a group of uncompromising artists, they are already lucky.
Finally, here are some behind-the-scenes stories:
Oscar Isaac, who played Luvian, was the lead singer of the band The Blinking Underdogs before he became an actor. All the songs in the film, except The Auld Triangle, were all sung by the actor himself at the shooting site. .
Dave Van Ronk has published an album called "Inside Dave van Ronk".
Roger Deakins, the Coen Brothers' official photographer, was unable to participate in the film because he was busy filming "Skyfall". He was replaced by French photographer Bruno Del Bonnell, who once shot "Amelie".
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