A serious man

The Coen brothers tell the story of Job The film starts with a short. 100 years ago at least. Somewhere under the Tsar. A Man returns to his wife. The man had been at the Market. Coming home, when his cart had overturned. Someone had helped him on his way. The man knew the stranger to be a friend of his wife. So he invited him to his home. Where his wife recognises him. Their guest had died of typhus three years ago. The wife acts. The film is a period piece. The Doctor offers his patients a cigarette. There are thick plastic telephones. The son listens to a portable transistor radio. Its a look at Jewish Americana. The Yellow school bus going to Hebrew school. One of the characters brings a bottle of wine, to Larry and notes that it is not their normal fare, ( Which had a Hebrew name) Their are mixers mentioned at the Rabbi Hillei house Or protangonist Larry is a phsyics Teacher. Schrondegingers cat is mentioned. Which is mentioned by Larry to his class. The cat like Job and our friend Larry is at the mercy of forces it does not understand. There is a subplot, with a Korean student trying to get the physics teacher to take a bribe. It provides some of the film funniest moments. The Korean student does not understand the maths, of physics but gets the idea about the cat. The music of Grace Slick graces this film. Good choice boys! A mild man mannered man sees his world break down. His wife wants to leave him for another man. His brother lives with them, and has no jub and a terrible cyst that needs draining. There is a car accident. His stoner son joins a record club. There are little moments of triumph for our hero. He sees a naked neighbour. His son, does complete his bar mitzvah, despite being stoned. The relationship with the brother is troubling. Is he handicapped? Has he had a nervous breakdown? To spoilt a plot point the brother is arrested for sodomy in the North Dakota ( A bar). Which may mean several things in American parlance The film ends on an ambigious note. I enjoyed it. I think the story of Job is always worth retelling. It was interesting to see the work a day world of American judaism. To see a world where Sheoul rather than hell is feared.