Barton Fink

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The Life of the Mind

The Life of the Mind - the podcast about the Coen Brothers

12 episodes

1 week ago

Cinephiles Chris Ayers, Barbara VanDenburgh and Jason Keil discuss the filmography of The Coen Brothers in chronological order.

Film Reviews

TV & Film

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Cinephiles Chris Ayers, Barbara VanDenburgh and Jason Keil discuss the filmography of The Coen Brothers in chronological order.

Film Reviews

TV & Film

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Barton Fink

The Life of the Mind

1 hour 29 minutes 24 seconds

2 years ago

Barton Fink

We will show you the life of the mind, if we can figure out what the hell that means.

Barton Fink (1991) might be the Coen Brothers' most personal film, but it's also one of the most difficult. A mixture of disparate genres, and laden with a ton of cinematic, historical, and literary references references, Joel and Ethan's fourth film explores the anxiety of the creative mind with humorous and terrifying results. We are joined by author and film critic Adam Nayman to try to parse the meaning of this challenging film. Nayman is the author of "The Coen Brothers" coffee table book, which we all would recommend as a companion to this podcast.

Matt Luter's Coen Brothers themed crossword puzzle: https://matthewluter.com/puzzle-80/

You can also find Chris Ayers' designs for Coen Brothers alternative movie posters at Etsy.com/shop/ChrisAyersCreative

Music by Nick Shelby and Mike Brenner at CosmicAmericanMusic.com