{"product_id":"barton-fink-バートン-フィンク-original-japanese-video-release-poster-1992-b2-size-51-73-cm-s23","title":"“Barton Fink” \/ 「バートン・フィンク」, Original Japanese Video Release Poster 1992, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S23","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e printed for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1992 Japanese home-video release of Barton Fink \/ 「バートン・フィンク」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Coen brothers’ darkly comic psychological thriller starring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Turturro and John Goodman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColumbia Video\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKuzui Enterprises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e branding, this particular design advertises the film’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust 1 rental launch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with subtitled and Japanese-dubbed editions released simultaneously.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster combines an unsettling close-up of Turturro with prominent references to the film’s remarkable success at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1991 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1941\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the story follows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarton Fink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a New York playwright whose recent theatrical success earns him an invitation to work in Hollywood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetermined to write about ordinary people, Barton finds himself employed to produce a wrestling picture for a studio whose commercial priorities clash with his artistic ambitions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe takes a room in the oppressive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHotel Earle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, where the heat, strange noises, and atmosphere of decay become increasingly difficult to separate from his own mounting anxiety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnable to make progress on his screenplay, Barton develops a friendship with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharlie Meadows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the apparently good-natured insurance salesman occupying the neighbouring room. Their relationship draws him into events far more disturbing than the professional frustrations that first brought him to Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film blends Hollywood satire, black comedy, and psychological horror, exploring artistic ambition, self-deception, and the uneasy relationship between a writer and the people he claims to understand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoel Coen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e directed the film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEthan Coen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced it, and the brothers wrote the screenplay together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal cast includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Turturro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Goodman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudy Davis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMichael Lerner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Mahoney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJon Polito\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cinematography is by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoger Deakins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with music by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarter Burwell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1991 Cannes Film Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the film won the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePalme d’Or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Director for Joel Coen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest Actor for John Turturro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—an achievement that became central to its Japanese marketing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis striking Japanese design builds its impact around an enormous, tightly cropped portrait of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Turturro as Barton Fink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis round spectacles, wide eyes, slightly open mouth, and towering dark hair fill almost the entire sheet. The close framing gives the viewer little visual breathing space, echoing the character’s increasingly claustrophobic world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA small \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emosquito rests on his forehead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, casting an exaggerated shadow across his skin. 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Fink”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003estretches across the lower portrait in vivid red lettering, standing out against the darker tones of Barton’s jacket.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA purple information band anchors the bottom, carrying filmmaker and cast credits, technical details, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColumbia Video\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKuzui Enterprises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe orange lettering within this band 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