Joel CoenAmerican filmmaker Joel David Coen is known for writing, directing and producing films jointly with his brother Ethan Jesse 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) 

Joel has been married to actress Frances McDormand s

User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. Gilles_de_Rais Funny but not incredibly so. I had a good time but I probably wouldn't bother re-watching it. The folksinging is great fun, though! magb Another excellent Coens movie. It's very clever, it has a great cast, it looks awesome, and it has oodles of great music. Oodles, I say. FitFortDanga One of the Coens' best, a glorious mix of depression-era folk songs, Homer's Odyssey, and Preston Sturges-style comedy. It's jam-packed with plot development, with one "tight spot" after another. Clooney shows a remarkable ability to handle comedy, the music is enthralling, and Deakins' tempered cinematography is beautiful. Stain Not as clever or as funny as it thinks it is. It looks like the Coens are running out of ideas