Barton Fink

Barton Fink is an American film carried out by Joel Coen, left in 1991.

Synopsis

Barton Fink is an author of plays tormented, recently encensé by criticism in New York. Its agent pushes it to try its chance in Hollywood as scenario writer under contract for a studio. The tests accumulate: hotel seedy character, lack of inspiration, an exuberant owner, an alcoholic god, a cumbersome neighbor…

Data sheet

Title: Barton Fink
Realization: Joel Coen
Scenario: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Production: Ethan Coen, Graham Places, Ben Barenholtz, Bill Durkin, Jim Pedas and Ted Pedas
Production companies: Circle Films and Working Title Films
Budget: 9 million dollars (6,60 million euros)
Music: Casing Burwell
Photography: Roger Deakins
Assembly: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (as Roderick Jaynes)
Decorations: Refusals Gassner
Costumes: Richard Hornung
Country of origin: the United States, the United Kingdom
Format: Colors - 1,66:1 - Dolby - 35 mm
Kind: Drama, thriller
Lasted: 116 minutes
Comings out date: May 1991 (Cannes festival), August 21st 1991 (the United States), September 25th 1991 (France)

Distribution

John Turturro: Barton Fink
John Goodman: Charlie Meadows
Judy Davis: Audrey Taylor
Michael Lerner: Jack Lipnick
John Mahoney: W.P. Mayhew
Tony Shalhoub: Ben Geisler
Jon Polito: Lou Breeze
Steve Buscemi: Chet
David Warrilow: Garland Stanford
Richard Portnow: Detective Mastrionotti
Christopher Murney: Detective Deutsch
I.M. Hobson: Derek
Meagen Fay : Poppy Carnahan (ace Megan Faye)
Lance Davis: Richard St Claire
Harry Bugin: Pete

Distinctions

Palm of gold, price of the best realizer and better actor (John Turturro), at the time of the Cannes festival 1991.
Nomination with the Oscars of the male best supporting role (Michael Lerner), better decorations and artistic director (Refusals Gassner and Nancy Haigh) and better costumes (Richard Hornung) in 1992.
Nomination with the Golden Globe of the male best supporting role (John Goodman) in 1992.

External bond

Barton Fink on Internet Movie Database

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