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Barton Fink

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Original title

Barton Fink

Year

1991

Running time

113 min.

Country

United States

Director

Joel Coen

Screenwriter

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Cast

Music

Carter Burwell

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Producer

Circle Films

Genre

Drama | Film In Film. 1940s. Literature

Synopsis

In 1941, New York intellectual playwright Barton Fink comes to Hollywood to write a Wallace Beery wrestling picture. Staying in the eerie Hotel Earle, Barton develops severe writer's block. His neighbor, jovial insurance salesman Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but Barton continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events distracts him even further from his task.

Awards: 1991: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Supporting Actor (Lerner), Art Direction, Costume Design

1991: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor (John Goodman)

1991: 3 Awards in el Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm), Director, Actor (John Turturro)

1991: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supp. Actress (Davis) & Cinematogr. 3 Nom.

1991: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Supp. Actor (Lerner) & Cinematography

1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography. 7 Nominations

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Barton Fink

1991

Joel Coen

7.3

(26,334)