Ethan CoenAmerican filmmaker Ethan Jesse Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Joel David Coen, professionally they are known as the Coen brothers. In 1984, the brothers wrote and directed Blood Simple, their first film together. The film received was well received and won awards for Joel's direction at both the Sundance and Independent Spirit awards. 

The brothers were recognized for their talents having been nominated for a number of awards, and achievements. No Country for Old Men (2007) won them the Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing, and Best Motion Picture of the Year, as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Award for best director. They were also awarded the Oscar for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen in Fargo (1996).

Ethan is married to film editor Tricia Cooke; they reside in New York City. 

User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. movieboy Nice enough movie, but it has no life or soul. Too cold & lifeless. magb A very chilling and finely crafted film. Not that I expected any less from the Coens. For this one they largely trade in stylishness for iciness, and as a result the movie feels darker, colder, and perhaps a bit emptier than their other great films. When I say "empty" I don't necessarily mean it in a bad way, but make no mistake, this movie is by far their most nihilistic. FitFortDanga Well-done and fairly engaging (even the controversial ending wasn't that bad to me), but I was also disappointed by the emptiness of it. A lot of it is retreading the same ground covered in previous Coen works. Not that I mind people repeating themselves that much, but I didn't feel there was anything all that fresh or exciting going on here. I find this kind of nihilism a bit boring and old hat. I thought there ought to be more focus on Jones. He was the true soul of the story. Stain Not really a thriller, but a deconstruction of a straight thriller. The Coens' quirky characters and style of dialogue are starting to become their cliches, but this is still a unique film that's worth seeing ispn A powerful story, I recognize all the many attributes of the film. It's excellent but not something I'm likely to watch again. Simply not a film with themes that connected with me on a direct visceral level. Not really a fault of the film, more that the film story doesn't really overlap with my own experiences. This means I can recognize the excellence of the film only in an academic sense rather than tapping directing into the elements at play.