This Coen brother's view of a singer navigating the Greenwich Village folk scene in1961 challenges the myth of anything like a romantic lifestyle. Oscar Isaac carries a grey wintry Manhattan landscape with beautiful singing and creditably ambiguous morality. Mr. Isaac's character is purportedly loosely based on singer Dave Von Ronk.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake