O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Joel and Ethan Coen’s glorious (and very loose) retelling of Homer’s Odyssey, transposed to the deep south in the 1930s, is just as funny, strange and irresistible now as it was 25 years ago. It tells the story of Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney), a charming, fast-talking con-artist who escapes from a chain-gang in a hunt for treasure, along with the two hapless fellows he is still chained to, Pete (John Turturro) and Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson). Their ensuing epic journey will see them encounter many strange sights, characters and ‘ob-stack-les’, as well as inadvertently becoming musical sensations. The Coens identified the comic potential behind George Clooney’s matinee idol looks, and drew it out to incredible effect, with Clooney’s performance as McGill matching some of the classic screwball turns of Cary Grant or Clark Gable. With beautiful cinematography by Roger Deakins and a Grammy-winning soundtrack of unforgettable southern gospel and bluegrass songs, O Brother is one of the Coen Brothers’ very best. This 25th Anniversary screening launches a new long-running Coen Brothers of the Month series at Glasgow Film Theatre, offering the opportunity for audiences to see all of the brilliant films from these utterly unique siblings, back on the big screen. Screening as part of GFF25 Special Events Thanks to Park CircusUnited Kingdom, France, United States, 2000PT1H47M12A2025-03-03

George Clooney

John Turturro

Tim Blake Nelson

Joel Coen

Ethan Coen

O Brother, Where Art Thou?"O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Showtimes

March 3, 8:30 pm