A Serious Man

The main character of the film "A Serious Man" is Larry Gopnik, a professor at a Hebrew college in the Midwest in 1976. Larry begins to question the value of life when he discovers that his wife wants a divorce. He also has problems with his kids stealing money from his wallet and his slacker brother moving in with him because he doesn't have the money or the maturity to live his own life. Read more The main character of the film "A Serious Man" is Larry Gopnik, a professor at a Hebrew college in the Midwest in 1976. Larry begins to question the value of life when he discovers that his wife wants a divorce. He also has problems with his kids stealing money from his wallet and his slacker brother moving in with him because he doesn't have the money or the maturity to live his own life. Added to all this are the hostile anonymous notes he receives, which threaten his work at school, a graduate student who wants to get the grade he needs by any means necessary, and an attractive neighbor who torments Larry by sunbathing naked. And it's a little surprising why Larry seeks to solve his existential problems by turning to priests, who he hopes will help him become more strict and loving.