| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Jeff Bridges |
Jeff Lebowski (The Dude)
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| John Goodman |
Walter Sobchak
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| Julianne Moore |
Maude Lebowski
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| Steve Buscemi |
Donny
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| David Huddleston |
Jeffrey Lebowski (The Big Lebowski)
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| Philip Seymour Hoffman |
Brandt
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| Tara Reid |
Bunny Lebowski
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| Philip Moon |
Woo, Treehorn Thug
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| Mark Pellegrino |
Blond Treehorn Thug
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| Peter Stormare |
Nihilist #1
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Mystery; Thriller |
| Director |
Joel Coen |
| Producer |
Ethan Coen |
| Writer |
Ethan Coen; Joel Coen |
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| Language |
English |
| Running Time |
117 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
After the tight plotting and quirky intensity of Fargo, this casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen (Ethan and Joel) brothers seems like a bit of a lark, and the result was a box-office disappointment. The good news is, The Big Lebowski is every bit a Coen movie, and its lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hairnetted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. Be sure to watch with snacks in hand, because The Big Lebowski might give you a giddy case of the munchies. --Jeff Shannon
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Jeff "Dude" Lebowski je najlenivejším mužom okresu Los Angeles. Miluje bowling, koktaily Biely medveď, marihuanu a svoj koberec. Spokojne trávi dni povaľovaním, až kým mu dvaja gangstri tento koberec nezničia. Pomýlia si totiž Dudea s jeho milionárskym menovcom a vymáhajú od neho dlhy márnotratnej milionárovej manželky. Keď sa rozhnevaný Dude vydá do domu veľkého Lebowskeho hľadať zadosťučinenie a náhradu za zničený koberec, začína sa príbeh vtipne varírujúci príbehy z detektívok a film noir. Dude sa má stať prostredníkom medzi milionárom a vydieračmi, ktorí uniesli jeho ženu. Všetko sa však skomplikuje keď sa povaľačský antihrdina rozhodne spolu so svojimi kamarátmi - katolíckym Poliakom sláviacim židovské sviatky Waltrom a prihlúplym Donnym - obom stranám vyfúknuť spod nosa milión dolárov. Zapletie sa do situácií, kedy ho pornoproducent sfetuje, feministická akčná umelkyňa využije ako darcu spermie a dokonca sa ocitne vo vani s fretkou.
Pseudochandlerovská kriminálna zápletka filmu je pôdorysom, na ktorom bratia Coenovci postavili košaté rozprávanie plné bizarných postáv a absurdných situácií okorenených typickým coenovským humorom. BIG LEBOWSKI je holdom ležérnemu spôsobu života a oslavou moderného Everymana Dudea. Zároveň je spleťou viacerých žánrov, ktoré s chuťou a fantáziou paroduje. |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
19 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Links |
IMDB
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| Czech title |
Big Lebowski |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
Divx |
| UPC |
044005653922 |
| Release Date |
6.6.2000 |
| Subtitles |
Czech |
| Packaging |
CD |
| Audio Tracks |
English |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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