A Serious Man

A black comedy drama centered on Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern professor who watches his life unravel through multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking for meaning and answers he seems to stay stalled.

A Serious Man



Bloomington, Minnesota, 1967: Jewish physics lecturer Larry Gopnik is a serious and a very put-upon man. His daughter is stealing from him to save up for a nose job,his pot-head son,who gets stoned at his own bar-mitzvah,only wants him round to fix the T.V. aerial and his useless brother Arthur is an unwelcome house guest. But both Arthur and Larry get turfed out into a motel when Larry's wife Judy,who wants a divorce, moves her lover,Sy, into the house and even after Sy's death in ! a car crash they are still there. With lawyers' bills mounting for his divorce, Arthur's criminal court appearances and a land feud with a neighbour Larry is tempted to take the bribe offered by a Korean student to give him an illegal exam pass mark. And the rabbis he visits for advice only dole out platitudes.Still God moves in mysterious - and not always pleasant - ways,as Larry and his family will find out. Written by don @ minifie-1





The suburban Jewish Professor Lawrence 'Larry' Gopnik is facing many problems is his life: his wife has just asked the divorce; one Korean student has tried to bribe him to improve his grade; he crashed his car on the road; his next door neighbor has trespassed his lawn; his sick brother moved to his house disturbing his family. Larry unsuccessfully seeks the rabbis of his community to get answers to his problems. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Genres: Drama

Rel! ease year: 2009