Coen Bros: A Serious Man part 8
Having received no comfort or perspective from "the first rabbi," Larry now seeks them from his divorce lawyer, whose character’s name is "Divorce Lawyer." He tries, half-heartedly, to repeat the "look at the parking lot" wisdom he’s received from Rabbi Scott, but is utterly unconvincing and folds at the slightest expression of doubt from his lawyer. What’s more, he proceeds to argue the case from Judith’s point-of-view, echoing the previous kitchen-table scene almost word for word, except backwards. Larry, given the opportunity to nail his wife’s ass (as the refrain from the Coens’ earlier divorce comedy Intolerable Cruelty puts it), instead sides with the aggressor, hog-tying the lawyer’s ability to act — he defeats himself.