"...a useful introduction to the critical discourse penned in the years since the film's premier." Jarrod Waetjen, Gibbs College, American Book Review

• 1. Introduction William Luhr; 2. 'A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere': Fargo and the films of Joel and Ethan Coen David Sterritt; 3. Motherhood, homicide, and Swedish meatballs: the quiet triumph of the maternal in Fargo Pamela Grace; 4. Fargo, or whiteout of the American frontier Christopher Sharrett; 5. 'Kinda' funny lookin': Steve Buscemi's disorderly body Mikita Brottman; 6. Fargo: 'Far removed from the stereotypes of ...' William Luhr; 7. Interview with the Coen brothers Michael Ciment and Hubert Niogret; 8. Cold-blooded scheming (on Roger Deakins, Fargo's cinematographer) Chris Probst; 9. Cinesonic Interview with Carter Burwell (Fargo's composer); 10. Cineaste review of Fargo Thomas Doherty; 11. Prairie home death trap Harvey R. Greenberg; 12. Filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen.

"...a useful introduction to the critical discourse penned in the years since the film's premier." Jarrod Waetjen, Gibbs College, American Book Review

• 1. Introduction William Luhr; 2. 'A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere': Fargo and the films of Joel and Ethan Coen David Sterritt; 3. Motherhood, homicide, and Swedish meatballs: the quiet triumph of the maternal in Fargo Pamela Grace; 4. Fargo, or whiteout of the American frontier Christopher Sharrett; 5. 'Kinda' funny lookin': Steve Buscemi's disorderly body Mikita Brottman; 6. Fargo: 'Far removed from the stereotypes of ...' William Luhr; 7. Interview with the Coen brothers Michael Ciment and Hubert Niogret; 8. Cold-blooded scheming (on Roger Deakins, Fargo's cinematographer) Chris Probst; 9. Cinesonic Interview with Carter Burwell (Fargo's composer); 10. Cineaste review of Fargo Thomas Doherty; 11. Prairie home death trap Harvey R. Greenberg; 12. Filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen.

"...a useful introduction to the critical discourse penned in the years since the film's premier." Jarrod Waetjen, Gibbs College, American Book Review

• 1. Introduction William Luhr; 2. 'A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere': Fargo and the films of Joel and Ethan Coen David Sterritt; 3. Motherhood, homicide, and Swedish meatballs: the quiet triumph of the maternal in Fargo Pamela Grace; 4. Fargo, or whiteout of the American frontier Christopher Sharrett; 5. 'Kinda' funny lookin': Steve Buscemi's disorderly body Mikita Brottman; 6. Fargo: 'Far removed from the stereotypes of ...' William Luhr; 7. Interview with the Coen brothers Michael Ciment and Hubert Niogret; 8. Cold-blooded scheming (on Roger Deakins, Fargo's cinematographer) Chris Probst; 9. Cinesonic Interview with Carter Burwell (Fargo's composer); 10. Cineaste review of Fargo Thomas Doherty; 11. Prairie home death trap Harvey R. Greenberg; 12. Filmography of Joel and Ethan Coen.