Oct 18

An Evening with Michael Stuhlbarg

A Serious Man with Q&A

Veteran stage actor Michael Stuhlbarg made his starring feature film debut in 2009 as a Minnesotan version of Job in the Coen Brothers’s hilarious and quietly stunning A Serious Man. A string of meaty roles for some of the greatest living directors followed, including standout performances in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo and Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, as well as featured roles on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and FX’s “Fargo”. Then, in 2017, Stuhlbarg stole scenes (and maybe even whole shows) in Call Me by Your Name, The Post, and The Shape of Water — all Best Picture nominees.

On the heels of this cinematic hat trick, Film Streams is proud to welcome Stuhlbarg for a special screening of A Serious Man and post-show Q&A about his career.

A Serious Man

Dir. Ethan & Joel Coen — 2009 — USA — 106 min — R

Someone or something seems to be testing Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg). His wife has left him, his brother has moved in, and a number of difficulties at work are closing in. He consults three rabbis, but no one holds answers in this paranoid dark comedy.

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Stuhlbarg will also participate in a free public discussion and Q&A on Friday, Oct. 19 from 10 – 11 A.M. in UNO’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service building, room 101. Parking with no permit will be available in either Dodge Campus parking garage. UNO School of the Arts Director Jack Zerbe will emcee the event, which will focus on Stuhlbarg’s career trajectory and at what moments he felt his work has made a positive contribution to public dialogue on important issues of the day.