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Barton Fink

1991, Movie, 1h 57min

The Coen brothers’ darkly surreal journey through 1940s Hollywood casts John Turturro as the titular, Clifford Odets–esque New York playwright who moves to LA to work as a screenwriter for Capitol Pictures and finds himself sucked into the nightmare side of the dream factory as he contends with creative block and a series of increasingly hallucinatory and disturbing events. Winner of the Palme d’Or, Best Director, and Best Actor awards at Cannes, this enigmatic black-comic odyssey moves through a series of audacious narrative and tonal shifts that only the Coens could orchestrate with such assuredness.

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Reviews

Critic Philip Thomas

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...Fink is the ultimate in intellectual ballast, and with him the Coens have created a genuinely believable and multi-faceted character...

Read full review at Empire

Michael Thomsen

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Topklasse surrealistisk komedie fra Coen Brødrene.

4 years ago

Frequently asked questions

What is Barton Fink about? Toggle content

In this surrealist dark comedy from the Coen brothers, a celebrated playwright is lured to Hollywood to write a wrestling picture. Barton Fink, played by John Turturro, struggles to adapt to his new surroundings and grapple with his assignment, finding solace in the bizarre encounters he has with his pushy neighbor, played by John Goodman. As he becomes increasingly detached from reality, Fink finds himself caught up in a web of absurd events that threaten to unravel his sanity. With its unique blend of humor and pathos, Barton Fink is both an ode to the art of writing and a scathing critique of the film industry. (1991)

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Barton Fink was released in theaters on August 1, 1991.