Barton Fink

Joel Coen (director, screenwriter)
Ethan Coen (screenwriter)
John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner (starring)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991. Vintage reference photograph of director-screenwriters Joel and Ethan Coen and actor John Turturro having a conversation between takes on the set of the 1991 film.

One of the more ambitious films in the Coen brothers' oeuvre, a nuanced comedy about Hollywood, success, and the interaction between intellectuals and "the common man." Based largely on the experiences of playwright and erstwhile screenwriter Clifford Odets.

Winner of the Palme d'Or, Best Actor, and Best Director awards at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, and nominated for three Academy Awards in 1992.

10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Grant US.


[Book #149341]