Following up a critical and commercial flop, the Coen Brothers deliver one of their most memorable films and cement their position as auteur filmmakers with 1996's Fargo, a film that was purported to be based on a true story, but which turned out to be pure noir invention. We are joined by someone who knows a bit about the crime genre herself - New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott. Megan helps us to separate fact from fiction, as well as delving into the psyche of the typical midwesterner and the cultural specificity that makes this film so resonant. 

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