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    Ethan Coen is 'giving movies a rest.' His focus for now is on his new play

    by Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times Sep 23, 2019 5 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Ethan Coen's "A Play Is a Poem" is having its world premiere at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum this month. The five one-acts that make up the work represent distinct genres and time periods, and they take place all over America.

    So where did the inspiration for these scripts come from? Why are these five pieces being performed together? And the title "A Play Is a Poem" - well, what does Coen mean by that, exactly?

    "I don't know," Coen said.

    "I should have thought about this - you'd think I'd have an answer ready, since it's the goddamn title of the play," the seasoned filmmaker said, seated in the Taper just days before the play's opening Sept 21.

    "I'm not being coy or withholding," he added with a shrug. "It's just that I'm so unreflective about my own process and unself-conscious

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