To the Editor,

I am writing in response to the review of the Coen Brothers’ new film “A… To the Editor,

I am writing in response to the review of the Coen Brothers’ new film “A Serious Man” in the Nov. 2 issue of The Pitt News.

I agree with much of what the writer had to say about the film, but I found his opinion far too black and white.

While aspects of the film truly are “tragic,” it was actually studded with moments of humor and several scenes where the oft bleak, ominous parts of the narrative lightened up.

Truly literary, “A Serious Man” transcends the confines of conventional genres, combining tragedy, comedy and even moments of horror.

The movie was a glimpse into a man’s life when everything seemed to be going wrong for him.

Please, though, give the Coen Brothers some credit and recognize the diversity of this film. Their work is always genre-defying and genre-defining, and their latest is no exception.

Dan Baliban

School of Arts and Sciences