- Description
New York, 1941. Neurotic screenwriter Barton Fink (John Turturro) has just made it big on Broadway. Producers are starting to take an interest in him. When Hollywood calls to ask him to write a screenplay about wrestling, Barton trades the city smog for film fame. L.A. welcomes Barton Fink with open arms. Barton Fink struggles with writer's block. He hires a talented assistant, Audrey (Judy Davis), to help him, and thanks to his friendly neighbour Charlie Meadows (John Goodman), Fink discovers that the real-life inspiration he has been searching for comes from the most sinister sources. The brilliant Coen brothers (Fargo, No Country for Old Men) present the unanimously acclaimed film Barton Fink. A witty and unusual comedy about Hollywood grief, anonymous film moguls and headless corpses...