Barney‘s Version is a 2010 Canadian comedy–drama film directed by Richard J. Lewis, based on the novel Barney‘s Version by Mordecai Richler. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky, an aging, conservative Jewish man living in Montreal who looks back on his life, including three marriages, and his search for love and his ultimate acceptance of himself. The film also stars Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman, and Dustin Hoffman.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 79% based on reviews from 131 critics, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site‘s consensus states, “Paul Giamatti‘s performance is so strong it almost single–handedly carries Barney‘s Version, a bittersweet adaptation of Mordecai Richler‘s novel that may not be perfect, but still manages to be an affecting love story.” On Metacritic, the film has a score of 68 out of 100 based on reviews from 28 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews“.
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
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marriage, friendship, jewish, everyday life, lifestyle, life & death, character study, marital problem, human nature, porn star, love and romance, aging, divorce, suicide, bittersweet, actress, twists and turns, irony, true love, drug addict, death, memory, nudity (full frontal – brief), infidelity, love …
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70s, 90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1975, year 1970, year 1974
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california, san francisco, usa, san diego california, los angeles
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