O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000 Joel Coen)

It's nice to know the Coens loved Preston Sturges: based on The Odyssey, but deriving from Sturges' Sullivan's Travels and with plenty of references to that film (e.g. the joy-riding kid, chain gang who are allowed into cinema). And with a hint of Cool Hand Luke (the chain gang warder's dark glasses)?

Gorgeous George (dubbed for the singing by Dan Tyminski) as we've never seen him:

It's all in the eyes

Brilliantly shot, of course, by Roger Deakins. Notice throwaway beauty of deep focus autumn leaves in foreground, car receding in pin sharp focus; also the witnessing of KKK meeting that starts in monochrome silver and warms up wonderfully. The entire film was digitised and very selectively desaturated (see the ASC page.) Also reflections in the funniest scene (recording studio):

John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Chris Thomas King (who has the best line - when asked about selling his soul to the Devil - "Well I wasn't using it"), Charles Durning.

"Actually I'm not sure that is Pete."