Barton Fink (1991)
Genre: Comedy / Thriller
Duration: 117 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Joel Coen
Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman and Judy Davis
IMDb score:
7,6 (135.801)
Releasedate: 1 August 1991
Barton Fink plot
"What's in his head"
New York, 1941: Intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a wrestling film for Wallace Beery. He stays in the strange Hotel Earle, where he struggles with a serious writer's block. His neighbor, the cheerful insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help him, but a series of bizarre events causes Fink to become further and further away from his task.
Actors and actresses
Barton Fink
Charlie Meadows
Audrey Taylor
Jack Lipnick
Ben Geisler
W.P. Mayhew
Lou Breeze
Chet
Garland Stanford
Det. Mastrionotti
Reviews & comments
SmackItUp
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- 3505 messages
- 2656 votes
Nice.
Although in my opinion it could be much more fun, crazier and more absurd. And partly because of that, I still have a bit of an empty feeling about this film. Also really the first film by the Coens that I like. Because to be honest, the atmosphere is beautiful. That creepy hotel, the lights and that whole 1940s setting are beautifully done. Add a character head like Turturro to that and you've got yourself a very quirky, almost paranoid film.
Still, I'll stick to a 3.5 *, because in my opinion it's all too good. It can still be crazy for me.
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Movsin
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- 8331 messages
- 8448 votes
Didn't enjoy this film much, a satire on Hollywood that I really never got into.
A lot of symbolism is used but often found it difficult to place it all so that eventually boredom creeped in.
A second turn might trigger a little more appreciation, but film is still outside my field of interest.
I thought John Goodman played well.
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