Barton Fink / Twentieth Century Fox ; Circle Films ; directed by Joel Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Ethan and Joel Coen.
In Hollywood on the eve of World War II, Barton Fink, the New York playwright, arrives to work as a screenwriter. He is assigned a low-brow wrestling movie, and quickly develops writer's block, which is aggravated by the seedy hotel he is staying in and his aggressively jovial neighbor, Charlie. Bar...
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| Language: | English French Spanish |
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Closed-captioned.
In English, French or Spanish with English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Published: |
Beverly Hills, Calif. :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
2003.
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| Edition: | Widescreen edition. |
| Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
In Hollywood on the eve of World War II, Barton Fink, the New York playwright, arrives to work as a screenwriter. He is assigned a low-brow wrestling movie, and quickly develops writer's block, which is aggravated by the seedy hotel he is staying in and his aggressively jovial neighbor, Charlie. Barton's struggle to create a truly great screenplay leads from the strange and unproductive to the terrifying and surreal. |
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| Note: | Videodisc release of the 1991 motion picture. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | PN1995.9.H525 B37 2003 VideoDVD AN6 D0024482 VideoDVD |
| Audience: |
Rated R. |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Roger Deakins ; editor, Roderic Jayne ; executive producers, Ben Barenholtz, Ted Pedas, Jim Pedas, Bill Durkin. |
| System Details: | DVD; Dolby surround stereo, digital sound. |
| Cast: |
John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Jon Polito, Steve Buscemi. |