Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Broke folk singer Llewyn Davis couch-surfs around Greenwich Village in the winter of 1961, carrying a friend's ginger cat, and rides along on a grim car trip to Chicago to audition for a big promoter before thumbing his way back to New York.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Gig and alley≈ 00:01:00Gaslight Café, Greenwich Village, New YorkStated on screen
Llewyn plays a set and is beaten in the alley by a stranger.
- 2Gorfeins' apartment, Upper West Side≈ 00:05:00New York City, New YorkInferred
He wakes on the Gorfeins' couch and gets locked out with their cat.
- 3Jim and Jean's apartment≈ 00:12:00Greenwich Village, New YorkInferred
He crashes with Jean, learns she is pregnant, and cuts a novelty record for quick cash.
- 4Gate of Horn≈ 01:00:00Chicago, IllinoisStated on screen
Llewyn auditions for Bud Grossman, who tells him he does not see money in it.
- 5Merchant Marine union hall≈ 01:15:00New York City, New YorkStated on screen
- 6Final gig≈ 01:30:00Gaslight Café, Greenwich Village, New YorkStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 2,295 km
- Places
- 4
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Car: 2,288 km
- Not shown: 3.9 km
- Train: 2.3 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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