FARGO — On Nov. 16, 1996, the first of eight severe blizzards buried the Red River Valley and surrounding region in what would become the epic winter and flood of 1997. On that Saturday night of Nov.

Fargohas been hailed as one of the Coen Brothers' best movies, but their crime masterpiece begins with a lie. The film is set in the wintry and polite community of Minnesota and follows the bloody ...