In a sense, “Fargo” is a film noir. It belongs to that long American tradition from “The Maltese Falcon” through “Out of the ...
Frances McDormand next to murdered officer in the snow in a scene from the film 'Fargo', 1996. (Photo by Gramercy Pictures/Getty Images) Thirty years ago, the snow fell, the crime spilled, and a small ...
Fargo (1996) opens with a disclaimer card that claims “this is a true story.” Except that it isn’t. We have a tendency to assume anything that appears on the screen before the film’s first frame to be ...