Barton Fink
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- Synopsis
- The title character, played by John Turturro, is a Broadway playwright, based on Clifford Odets, lured to Hollywood with the promise of untold riches by a boorish studio chieftain (played by Michael Lerner as a combination of Louis B....
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- Director(s)
- Joel Coen
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 116 min.
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Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites
What "Raising Arizona" was to baby lust, "Barton Fink" is to writer's block -- a rapturously funny, strangely bittersweet, moderately horrifying and, yes, truly apt description of the condition and its symptoms.Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Stimulating entertainment, as rigorously challenging and painfully funny as anything the Coens have done. But it's necessary to meet the Coens halfway. If you don't, Barton Fink is an empty exercise that will bore you breathless. If you do, it's a comic nightmare that will stir your imagination like no film in years.Read the full review
Variety | Staff (Not Credited)Add Critic to Favorites
Scene after scene is filled with a ferocious strength and humor. Michael Lerner's performance as a Mayer-like studio overlord is sensational.Read the full review
