Paper by Brianna Franklin. While Joel and Ethan Coen use the conventions of film noir in their films, they also satirize the genre. The brothers use some of the classic themes of film noir, such as adultery, double crosses, alienation, and violence. The Coens take each of these themes and rework them into something both … Continue reading Upside-Down, Inside-Out, and Backwards: What the Hell is Coen-Noir?