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Inside Llewyn Davis

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Release Date : 2013-10-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : StudioCanalAnton Capital Entertainment

Production Country : FranceUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Llewyn Davis

Original Name : Oscar Isaac

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jean

Original Name : Carey Mulligan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : Justin Timberlake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch Gorfein

Original Name : Ethan Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lillian Gorfein

Original Name : Robin Bartlett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pappi Corsicato

Original Name : Max Casella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mel Novikoff

Original Name : Jerry Grayson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joy

Original Name : Jeanine Serralles

Gender : Female

Character Name : Al Cody

Original Name : Adam Driver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Troy Nelson

Original Name : Stark Sands

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roland Turner

Original Name : John Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Five

Original Name : Garrett Hedlund

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marty Green

Original Name : Alex Karpovsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janet Fung

Original Name : Helen Hong

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Flom

Original Name : Bradley Mott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arlen Gamble

Original Name : Michael Rosner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dodi Gamble

Original Name : Bonnie Rose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Elevator Attendant

Original Name : Jack O'Connell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nunzio

Original Name : Ricardo Cordero

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ginny

Original Name : Sylvia Kauders

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cromartie

Original Name : Ian Jarvis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Diane Findlay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Studio Man

Original Name : Ian Blackman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Abortion Doctor

Original Name : Steve Routman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Susan Blommaert

Gender : Female

Character Name : Oasis Waitress

Original Name : Amelia McClain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop on Road

Original Name : James Colby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chicago Waitress

Original Name : Charlotte Booker

Gender : Female

Character Name : Train Station Cop

Original Name : Mike Houston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Gate of Horn

Original Name : Sam Haft

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bud Grossman

Original Name : F. Murray Abraham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Youth in Car

Original Name : Jason Shelton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Union Hall Man 1

Original Name : Frank Ridley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Union Hall Man 2

Original Name : John Ahlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Jake Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irish Singer

Original Name : Declan Bennett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Irish Singer

Original Name : Erik Hayden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Irish Singer

Original Name : Daniel Everidge

Gender : Male

Character Name : Additional Irish Singer

Original Name : Jeff Takacs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elizabeth Hobby

Original Name : Nancy Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hobby

Original Name : Stephen Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bouncer

Original Name : Roberto Lopez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Bob

Original Name : Benjamin Pike

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mike Timlin (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcus Mumford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harried Commuter

Original Name : Leonard Zimmerman

Gender : Male

Reviews

kineticandroid

@kineticandroid

2021-06-23

At first, I strongly identified with Llewyn Davis' struggles — I think you'd be hard pressed to find a musician who doesn't — but by the film's end, I realize not only how many of those struggles are self-inflicted, I feel as if Llewyn is going to cycle through them many more times before things pick up or bottom out. Musically, Llewyn comes across as scrappy and soulful. He's just the person I'd want singing those sad, world-weary folk songs, at least compared to the cleaner- cut performers he meets throughout the film. And yet, that soul seems to come from tragedies (the suicide of his one-time musical partner) and anxieties (the relationships with family and former lovers) he's too stubborn or poor of spirit to work through properly. He keeps floating by thanks to some enablers. Couches are continually offered for him to sleep on, even after Llewyn insults their owners. A club owner still books him as a performer, even after he is forcibly removed from the club for heckling other performers. It's hard realizing you're in a vicious cycle while you're still inside of it, trying to keep your head above water. It's even harder when connecting with people is as difficult as it is for Llewyn. I feel like the Coen brothers understand that, take it seriously, and yet, from that, created something that made me laugh and engrossed me.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-30

Aspiring folk musician "Llewyn" (Oscar Isaac) finds himself in Greenwich Village in New York during the winter of 1961 trying to make a living from his art. He's a well known face in the clubs having been part of a jobbing duo for many-a-year, but now he is finding it much harder to crack the scene as a solo artist. His aspiration has an habit of blinding him, though, and his somewhat erratic behaviour stresses his relationships with fellow folkies "Jim" (Justin Timberlake) and "Jean" (Carey Mulligan) on whose couches he finds himself increasingly relying. To add to his woes, his manager "Mel" (Jerry Grayson) isn't really much cop and his eponymous album isn't exactly flying off the shelves. "I know", he thinks, a change of scenery. A chance meeting with the enigmatic "Turner" (John Goodman) and his word-shy driver "Johnny" (Garrett Hedlund) takes him to an interview in Chicago with the talent-spotting "Bud" (F. Murray Abraham). Might any of this help our budding Bob Dylan make any progress? The drama itself here is really intimately presented, with some tight photography helping to convey the emotion maelstrom this man is living through as he tries to reconcile his almost puritanical search for perfection with his growing appreciation of the real - and not so accommodating - world. There's a great little song with himself, Timberlake and the sparingly used, but on-form, Adam Driver ("Al") that shows the latter has some solid musical timing, and a good sense of humour too! This looks like a labour of love - not just for the Coen's, but for Isaac who genuinely seems to sweat the role. It's a wee bit wordy, but the ensemble ensure that the segments of his life and travels in search of something intangible become and remain engaging to watch. Oh, and it's true - everyone else does sing Dylan songs better than he does himself!