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Barton Fink (1991)

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User Rating: 7.6/10 (21,178 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers:
Joel Coen (written by) &
Ethan Coen (written by)
Release Date:
21 August 1991 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! more
Plot:
In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Memorable, disturbing, and very Coen-esque! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Barton Fink (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Barton Fink (France) [fr]
Barton Fink (Spain) [es]
Barton Fink (Greece) [el]
Barton Fink (Finland) [fi]
Barton Fink - È successo a Hollywood (Italy) [it]
Barton Fink - Delírios de Hollywood (Brazil) [pt]
Hollywoodi lidércnyomás (Hungary) [hu]
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Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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Company:
Circle Films more

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Trivia:
The name Karl Mundt comes from John le Carré's book, "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold", which was made into a film, _Spy Who Came In from the Cold, The (1965)_ . more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Barton tacks up the first strip of wallpaper, he smoothes out the second strip and, in close-up, we see that the first thumbtack is not there. more
Quotes:
[to Barton, while trying to get Barton to go to Hollywood]
Garland: The common man will still be here when you get back. Who knows, there may even be one or two of them in Hollywood.
Barton: That's a rationalization, Garland.
Garland: Barton, it was a joke.
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Movie Connections:
References The Shining (1980) more
Soundtrack:
DOWN SOUTH CAMP MEETING more

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18 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
Memorable, disturbing, and very Coen-esque!, 30 May 1999
7/10
Author: Blair Campbell from Perth, Australia

I'm still not entirely sure what to think of this film. One thing is sure, it won't be easy to forget. This movie is clearly the product of a writer who has struggled with their muse, and equally one who has a healthy mistrust of Hollywood - the sausage grinder. Although Hollywood has been critiqued in film before in similar ways, memorable scenes, clever dialogue, quality acting, and a surreal plot and setting, add together to make this an unusual and different film. Maybe another viewing might add a different dimension. This is by no means 'light entertainment' and it leaves plenty of questions unanswered. But on the whole, an intelligent movie, if something of an enigma. My vote 7/10

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