Crime, Blood, and Laughs: The Coen Brothers
Directed by Joel Coen
With Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro
Rated R, 115 minutes
Set in 1929 during the Prohibition Era, Miller's Crossing is a historical neo-noir that tells the compelling story of the friendship between Leo (Albert Finney), the local political boss, and Tom (Gabriel Byrne), his trusted advisor. Their friendship is severed when they fall in love with the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden). When Tom joins ranks with Leo's rival for political power, a bloody gang war erupts and shatters the peace.
Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.