Barney's Version
Barney's Version is a 2010 Canadian comedy drama film directed by Richard J. Lewis, written by Michael Konyves, and based on the 1997 novel by Mordecai Richler. Starring Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman and Dustin Hoffman, the film follows Barney Panofsky (Giamatti), an alcoholic soap opera producer as he navigates his three marriages to Clara (Lefevre), "The Second Mrs. Panofsky" (Driver) and Miriam (Pike), his relationship with his father Izzy (Hoffman), and the mysterious disappearance of his friend Boogie (Speedman).
Plot
Barney Panofsky is living with his best friend Boogie in Rome. He marries the mentally disturbed and unfaithful Clara Charnofsky after she tells him she is pregnant with his child. He finds out the child — delivered stillborn — is not his, and he demands they separate. She commits suicide, and a devastated Barney decides to return home to Montreal.
Cast
- Anna Hopkins
- Arthur Holden
- Atom Egoyan
- Brittany Drisdelle
- Bruce Greenwood
- David Cronenberg
- Denys Arcand
- Dustin Hoffman
- Harvey Atkin
- Jake Hoffman
- Kyle Switzer
- Macha Grenon
- Mark Addy
- Massimo Wertmüller
- Maury Chaykin
- Minnie Driver
- Paul Giamatti
- Paul Gross
- Rachelle Lefevre
- Richard J. Lewis
- Rosamund Pike
- Saul Rubinek
- Scott Speedman
- Ted Kotcheff
- Thomas Trabacchi
More details
| author | Michael Konyves |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Rome |
| director | Richard J. Lewis |
| editor | Susan Shipton |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | best friend brothel detox detoxification disturb diving accident divorce help jewish jewish family jewish people lake house married memory loss produce radio station return home second wife sky diving stillborn television producer urban myth water bomber wed |
| musicBy | Pasquale Catalano |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
| producer | Robert Lantos |
| publisher | Entertainment One Variety |
| recordedAt | Montreal New York City |