Barton Fink
- Original title
- Barton Fink
- Year
- 1991
- Running time
- 113 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- John Turturro
- John Goodman
- Judy Davis
- Michael Lerner
- John Mahoney
- Steve Buscemi
- Tony Shalhoub
- Jon Polito
- Richard Portnow
- Frances McDormand
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Film In Film. 1940s. Literature. Kafkaesque Movie. Cult movie
- 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.
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- Awards
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1991: 3 Nominations for Oscar: Supporting Actor (Lerner), Art Direction, Costume Design1991: 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) & Cinematography1991: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Best Cinematography. 7 Nominations
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