Inside Llewyn Davis FYC Press Magazine

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Inside Llewyn Davis Press Book - The Folk Song Magazine SING OUT! 69 Pages Full Color
Inside Llewyn Davis
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) is a 2013
period
black comedy
musical
drama film
written, directed, produced, and edited by
Joel and Ethan Coen
. Set in 1961, the film follows one week in the life of
Llewyn Davis
, played by
Oscar Isaac
in his breakthrough role, a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order. The supporting cast includes
Carey Mulligan
,
John Goodman
,
Garrett Hedlund
,
F. Murray Abraham
,
Justin Timberlake
and
Adam Driver
.
Though Davis is a fictional character, the story was partly inspired by folk singer
Dave Van Ronk
's autobiography.
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Most of the folk songs performed in the film are sung in full and recorded live.
T Bone Burnett
was the executive music producer.
Principal photography
took place in early 2012, primarily in
New York City
. The film, an
international co-production
between companies in France, the United Kingdom and the United States, was financed by
StudioCanal
before it received an American distributor.
Inside Llewyn Davis
premiered at the
2013 Cannes Film Festival
on May 19, 2013, where it won the
Grand Prix
. The film was theatrically released in France on November 6, 2013, and in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2014, by StudioCanal. It was given a
limited release
by
CBS Films
in the United States on December 6, 2013, before opening in a wide release on January 10, 2014. The film received critical acclaim and was nominated for two
Academy Awards
(
Best Cinematography
and
Best Sound Mixing
) and three
Golden Globe Awards
for
Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical
,
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
(Isaac), and
Best Original Song
.
Inside Llewyn Davis
has been held in high critical esteem since its release, being voted the 11th-best film released since 2000 in both a 2016
BBC
Culture poll and a 2017
The New York Times
list.
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The film was ranked at number 14 on
Rolling Stone
magazine's list of "50 Best Movies of the 2010s".
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