Rent Barton Fink (1991)
3.6 of 5 from 195 ratings
1h 52min
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- Synopsis:
- New York, 1941. Socially conscious scriptwriter Barton Fink (John Turturro) has made it big on Broadway. Now Tinsel Town is taking notice. Hired by Hollywood to write a wrestling picture, Barton quits the city smog for movie stardom. L.A. has got the Barton Fink feeling. Barton Fink has got writer's block. Enlisting the help of able assistant Audrey (Judy Davis) and amiable neighbour Charlie Meadows (John Goodman), Fink finds the real-life inspiration he seeks comes from the most sinister of sources.
- Actors:
- John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi, David Warrilow, Richard Portnow, Christopher Murney, I.M. Hobson, Meagen Fay, Lance Davis, Harry Bugin, Anthony Gordon, Jack Denbo, Max Grodénchik, Robert Beecher, Darwyn Swalve
- Directors:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Producers:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Voiced By:
- William Preston Robertson, Joe James, Frances McDormand
- Writers:
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- Others:
- John Turturro, Nancy Haigh, Dennis Gassner, Richard Hornung
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/10/2005
- Run Time:
- 112 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 02/07/2012
- Run Time:
- 117 minutes
- Languages:
- English, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Czech, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of Barton Fink
Half a great movie... - Barton Fink review by PV
I loved the first half of this movie. The characters, direction, context, dialogue. The supporting characters in particular were larger than life and memorable - whether Lipnik the producer or the souse old hand sell-out writer, and his wife.
Then, half way through, the handbrake turn - and what was a enjoyable movie about the movie business becomes tricksy, surreal - and for me - boring. Many people will like that stuff - but I don't consider it nearly as clever as it considers itself. It also makes the story unbelievable, trite and turgid.
I would have preferred this to NOT take that turn at the half way point at all, but to continue as a great movie about Hollywood, where a new and serious writer finds himself having to sell out and writer B-movies under contract.
So 3 stars overall.
5 stars for the first half though.
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Pointless - Barton Fink review by AB
Another unfathomable piece of rubbish from the Coen brothers. What started as a story degenerated into "is this really happening or is it in someone's mind?" It's about time people started confronting the Coen brothers and saying "your bizarre films don't impress anyone beyond your psychiatrists"
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