In the wake of his early but undeniable theatrical success in Broadway, the idealistic author of the proletariat and self-pitying 1940s New York playwright, Barton Fink, finds himself lured to dazzling Hollywood to write scripts for eccentric Jack Lipnick's Capitol Pictures. But, instead of writing a story pivoting around the common man, Fink's first screenplay turns out to be a Wallace Beery wrestling movie, and, before he knows it, he develops a severe case of writer's bloc... (Full plot summary below)
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In the wake of his early but undeniable theatrical success in Broadway, the idealistic author of the proletariat and self-pitying 1940s New York playwright, Barton Fink, finds himself lured to dazzling Hollywood to write scripts for eccentric Jack Lipnick's Capitol Pictures. But, instead of writing a story pivoting around the common man, Fink's first screenplay turns out to be a Wallace Beery wrestling movie, and, before he knows it, he develops a severe case of writer's block. Now, holed up in the seedy, run-down Hotel Earle, before his silent Underwood typewriter, Barton comes to realise that his only hope to meet the deadline is to take inspiration from the burly insurance salesman living next door, Charlie Meadows, and the unassuming secretary, Audrey Taylor. In the meantime, the suffocating stranglehold of artistic bankruptcy tightens. Does self-destructive Barton Fink have the stomach for confronting Hollywood's bitter reality?
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| Film Freak CentralBill ChambersOne of the few legitimate offshoots of David Lynch. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyScene after scene is filled with a ferocious strength and humor. Michael Lerner's performance as a Mayer-like studio overlord is sensational. |
| The SpectatorVanessa LettsIt was like a witty and stylish description of a dripping tap or a damp sock. Dripping taps and damp socks are all very well, I thought to myself at the end of the film, but when it comes to the crunch, who gives a fink? |
| Washington PostRita KempleyWhat "Raising Arizona" was to baby lust, "Barton Fink" is to writer's block -- a rapturously funny, strangely bittersweet, moderately horrifying and, yes, truly apt description of the condition and its symptoms. |
| VarietyVariety StaffScene after scene is filled with a ferocious strength and humor. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullNothing turns out as it seems, and the surreal finale to the film elevate the movie to being one of the Coens' best. |
| The Young FolksGary ShannonIn their dark comic masterpiece "Bartin Fink," [The Coens] draw the line between artistic integrity and artistic smugness. |
| FilmFestivals.comMoira SullivanHopelessly depressing epic starring John Turturro and John Goodman. The Coen brothers have perfected the dark comedy to an art form. |
| FilmsInReview.comVictoria AlexanderCreepy, nasty, and has peeling wallpaper! |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenStimulating entertainment, as rigorously challenging and painfully funny as anything the Coens have done. But it's necessary to meet the Coens halfway. If you don't, Barton Fink is an empty exercise that will bore you breathless. If you do, it's a comic nightmare that will stir your imagination like no film in years. |
