The strange tale of a New York trending playwright who gets a debut job in Hollywood, the first movie ever to win all the three major awards at Cannes. I'm not a big fan of the Coens, but I really enjoyed all the aesthetic work Joel Coen did on this "
Barton Fink", both visually - the almost
Shiningesque hotel - but also storywise - all the doubts and questions that will never be answered, from mysterious boxes to possible murders. But let me focus on Michael Lerner's performance, now that we just lost him: nothing short of fascinating. A very well deserved Oscar nomination - Goodman should have bagged one also - as a larger-than-life studio executive as charismatic and arrogant as vulnerable and disorientated. Lerner conveys all the pressures of this ruthless industry, showcasing a range of emotions in an always exotic and unpredictable way. Haven't checked his entire filmography (yet), but hardly any other movie has allowed him to shine as much as he did here with just a couple of scenes. RIP Michael.
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