Inside Llewyn Davis is a 2013 comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film stars Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F. Murray Abraham, and Justin Timberlake, and was also produced by Scott Rudin. T Bone Burnett was the executive music producer. Although Davis is a fictional character, the story was partly inspired by the autobiography of folk singer Dave Van Ronk. Most of the folk songs performed in the film are sung in full and recorded live. Dave Van Ronk's music served as a starting point for the Coens as they wrote the script, and many of the songs first designated for the film were those he had recorded. Van Ronk co-author Elijah Wald said that the character of Llewyn Davis "is not at all Dave, but the music is.” The cover of Davis's solo album, Inside Llewyn Davis, resembles that of Inside Dave Van Ronk.
A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.
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I guess I wasn't in the mood for folk songs; it was a bit tedious and depressing, and somehow I didn't feel myself transported to the '60s.
I liked the cat scenes and that movie poster from Disney, hilarious.
It's a very good one-week story; I like where it goes and how it ends.
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