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Barton Fink is a 1991 American period black comedy psychological thriller film written, produced, edited and directed by the Coen brothers. Set in 1941, it stars John Turturro in the title role as a young New York City playwright who is hired to write scripts for a film studio in Hollywood, and John Goodman as Charlie Meadows, the insurance ...
Aug 21, 1991 · A playwright struggles with writer's block and the dark side of Hollywood in this Coen brothers' film. IMDb provides cast and crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this 1940s-set dark comedy.
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- Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
- 1991-08-21
Aug 21, 2021 · The 1991 film follows a New York playwright who moves to Los Angeles and faces artistic and personal challenges in the film industry. It is a dark comedy that mocks the clichés, hypocrisies and nightmares of Old Hollywood, with John Turturro and John Goodman in starring roles.
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A 1940s playwright (John Turturro) faces writer's block and strange events in L.A. as he tries to write a B-movie script. Watch the trailer, read critics reviews and see the cast and crew of this dark comedy by the Coen brothers.
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- Joel Coen
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- John Turturro
A playwright struggles with writer's block and the dark side of Hollywood in this Coen brothers' film. Read the summaries of the plot, the characters, and the themes of this dark comedy.
Aug 21, 1991 · "Barton Fink" has the manner of a work that was written in a high old halcyon rush, of a screenplay that announced itself and took form without a lot of nervous pushing and probing to give it ...
Aug 23, 1991 · A black comedy about a left-wing playwright who sells out to Hollywood and faces a nightmare of Nazism and horror. Roger Ebert praises the film's style, humor and performances, but questions its historical accuracy and message.
