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Barton Fink is a 1991 American black comedy 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 salesman who lives next door at the run-down Hotel Earle.
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One of the simplest ways to make an art film successful is to have its content deliberately vague. While confusing to the general audience, such films are loved by critics because they leave much room for original and often very creative interpretations. This approach worked very well for Joel and Ethan Coen in their 1991 period drama *Barton Fink*. The plot begins in 1941 New York City where playwright Barton Fink…More
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A few days ago I saw this movie being compared with Eraserhead and especially with The Shining. I have never heard of this movie before but I quickly realized this was a good film from the 90s that was well worth the watch. Due to the comparison with the other 2 movies, I was already expecting it to be dark and cryptic or confusing. This was indeed the case. The story is about a guy who had some success working in t…More
After watching this film that has been on my computer for a very long time I finally decided to watch it. I couldn't watch it on my main screen for various reasons related to file type and file size etc.... it doesn't matter. I watched it yesterday. I can tell, after watching this movie that it is probably one of those artsty fartsy movies that I am not smart enough to understand.. perhaps similar to something that…More