Cinematic background from A Serious Man 2009 - It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man sitting at a table in front of an open book; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An old man with a long beard wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An old man with a beard and glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person standing in a doorway in the snow; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a book shelf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Two men sitting at a table with a phone in their hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie sitting at a table in front of other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man with a beard is smiling at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An old man with a long white beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An overhead view of people in a church with a casket; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man sitting in front of another man holding a paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man sitting at a table drinking from a cup; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young boy is watching television in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Two people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man in a suit and tie looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man in a suit and tie looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man with a beard is looking into a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An aerial view of a dark city at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man driving a car in the rain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A car driving down a road next to a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a house; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man sitting at a table with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man with glasses is holding a cigarette; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man sitting at a desk with a keyboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Two men sitting in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man and a woman standing in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An aerial view of a street with people walking around and an american flag on it; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person talking on a phone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man sitting in front of an open book; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A woman sitting in front of a kitchen counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man and a woman in front of a swimming pool at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of candles in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A group of people sitting around a table in a living room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie with a frowning look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person walking on the sidewalk near a motel sign at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Two people standing on the shore of a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing glasses and a ring; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie in front of a bookshelf; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An old man in a suit and tie with other people behind him; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and tie standing in a yard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man with a beard wearing glasses and a blue hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An old man sitting at a desk in front of an old clock; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man looking at himself in a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing a suit and glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man with glasses and a plaid shirt is on the roof of a house; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man sitting at a table in front of a young man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man driving a car in the street with his hands on the steering wheel; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a red and black plaid shirt waving; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man looking at a tablet computer screen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit and glasses talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A young man with headphones looking at a laptop screen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man and a woman hugging in a field; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – The tail lights of a car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A group of people sitting at desks in a classroom; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man in a suit holding a brown briefcase; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A group of people sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man standing in a living room next to a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A person wearing glasses and a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – An older man wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – Two men in suits sitting in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man standing next to a wooden door; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “A Serious Man” (2009), directed by Joel Coen – A man riding a bicycle wearing a mask; Medium shot, Low angle