Sarah Cristobal
An Ode to the Amazing Female Characters Created by the Coen Brothers
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Holly Hunter in Raising Arizona, 1987
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Marcia Gay Harden in Miller’s Crossing, 1990
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Judy Davis in Barton Fink, 1991
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Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hudsucker Proxy, 1994
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Frances McDormand in Fargo, 1996
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Julianne Moore in The Big Lebowski, 1998
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Holly Hunter in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000
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Kelly MacDonald in No Country For Old Men, 2007
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Tilda Swinton in Burn After Reading, 2008
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Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit, 2010
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Carey Mulligan in Inside Llewyn Davis, 2013
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Scarlett Johansson in Hail, Caesar!, 2016
Sarah Cristobal
·Editor
Over the course of their 32 year tenure, screenwriter/director Joel Coen and his producer/writer brother, Ethan, have created some of the most memorable female characters in film history. Strong, beautiful, and defiant, they are often the backbone of the siblings’ dramatic period pieces and comedic capers. In honor of their latest cinematic release, Hail, Caesar!, out this weekend, we take a look back at the women who have shaped their films—and our lives.
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