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Coen brothers' latest, "Inside Llewyn Davis," premieres at Cannes




The film stars the relatively unknown Oscar Isaac as a talented but adrift singer-songwriter trying to attract attention after the suicide of his singing partner as he bounces from couch to couch. In tow is a cat -- a kind of symbol for Llewyn's tenuous decency -- that he reluctantly shepherds after it escapes from a friend's apartment.








"What was interesting to us was the lesser known scene, which was the scene that Dylan came into, as opposed to what Dylan -- who is such a transformative character both in terms of music and culture, in general -- how he changed that scene," Joel Coen said. "The music is something that we have a genuine and deep fondness and respect for."


Reviews of the film so far have been positive, with Variety noting: "The Coens have again taken a real time and place and freely made it their own." According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Closer to some of the Coens' smaller films such as Barton Fink and A?Serious Man than to breakouts including 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' and 'No Country for Old Men,' the French-financed CBS Films pickup nonetheless is a singular work by the protean filmmaking team."


"Inside Llewyn Davis" arrives in theaters on Dec. 6.

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