There's only one thing stranger than what's going on inside his head... What's going on outside.
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
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Character
Prestige, intimate, contemplative and open-ended.
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- rawmeticulous
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“Is the ambiguity a cop-out?”
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“Is this Joel Coen's best work?”
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“Is John Turturro the best thing in Barton Fink?”
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Cast
- John TurturroBarton Fink
- John GoodmanCharlie Meadows
- Judy DavisAudrey Taylor
- Michael LernerJack Lipnick
- John MahoneyW.P. Mayhew
- Tony ShalhoubBen Geisler
- Jon PolitoLou Breeze
- Steve BuscemiChet
- David WarrilowGarland Stanford
- Richard PortnowDetective Mastrionotti
Crew
- Joel CoenDirector
- Ethan CoenDirector
- Joel CoenScreenplay
- Ethan CoenScreenplay
- Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Joel CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenEditor
- Ethan CoenProducer
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Pairings
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Cul-de-sac 196675% alikeBoth intimate, prestige, contemplative.
Inside Llewyn Davis 201375% alikeBoth prestige, contemplative.
The Sisters Brothers 201873% alikeBoth contemplative, prestige.
The King of Comedy 198270% alikeClose across the board.
The Virgin Suicides 200068% alikeBoth prestige, contemplative.
Carnal Knowledge 197168% alikeBoth contemplative.
Irma Vep 202268% alikeTelevision · Both prestige.
Sunset 201566% alikeGame · Both contemplative.
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