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Burn after Reading

by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Overview

The latest script from the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Fargo and No Country for Old Men



In Burn After Reading, two gym instructors (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) accidentally stumble across and try to sell a disk containing the memoirs of CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich), who has recently been fired from the agency. Their attempts at blackmail go wildly awry, gradually engulfing Osborne Cox's estranged wife (Tilda Swinton) and her lover (George Clooney), whose involvement triggers a series of tragic consequences.

Synopsis

The latest script from the Academy Award-winning filmmakers behind Fargo and No Country for Old Men



In Burn After Reading, two gym instructors (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand) accidentally stumble across and try to sell a disk containing the memoirs of CIA agent Osborne Cox (John Malkovich), who has recently been fired from the agency. Their attempts at blackmail go wildly awry, gradually engulfing Osborne Cox's estranged wife (Tilda Swinton) and her lover (George Clooney), whose involvement triggers a series of tragic consequences.

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Book Details

Published
September 1, 2008
Publisher
Faber and Faber
Pages
128
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571245222

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