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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: This real-life fugitive's tale is more absurd than any Coen Brothers film


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Just suppose for a moment that Arthur Knight is telling the truth. He isn't a fugitive and convicted sex offender from the U.S. suspected of faking his own death.

Director Owen Phillips is so enthralled by the absurdities of Knight's case that he has modelled his show on artsy crime movies by the Coen Brothers such as Fargo — with gigantic onscreen captions to identify his interviewees, a twangy guitar score and plentiful shots of the wide open American landscape. Director Owen Phillips is so enthralled by the absurdities of Knight's case that he has modelled his show on artsy crime movies by the Coen Brothers such as Fargo Director Owen Phillips is so enthralled by the absurdities of Knight's case that he has modelled his show on artsy crime movies by the Coen Brothers (pictured) such as Fargo

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