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4.5 stars

"Confirms the Coens as accomplished moviemakers as well as off the wall satirists; a genuine original" - David Stratton

"Boy, this is a strange one" - Margaret Pomeranz

Watch 'Barton Fink'

Sunday 28 June, 12:00am on SBS VICELAND

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USA, 1991

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Language: English

Director: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Starring: John Turturro

What's it about?

An idealistic 1930s New York playwright (Turturro) accepts a Hollywood contract, only to find himself unable to work and seemingly living in a dreamscape beyond his control. The fourth feature from the Coen brothers, and winner of the the Palme d'Or at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

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By David Stratton

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