Solomon Schlutz (Michael Lerner) in A Serious Man, for example, has a unique pipe. That pipe drops from his mouth just as he dies in an over-the-top manner, leaving the audience stunned and ...

Then, the story shifts to the bright humdrum suburban life in 1967 as Larry Gopnik (outstandingly personified by stage actor Michael Stuhlbarg ... From the seemingly disparate opening, "A Serious Man" ...

Mr Baldwin, who has written a recent biography on the UK PM, said he was a "serious man for serious times" and would become a statesman on the world stage if the United States retreated.