Golden Globe: Best Actor (Paul Giamatti), 2011.
Winner of 7 Genie Awards including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Giamatti), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Dustin Hoffman) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Minnie Driver), 2011.
(DVD)videorecording
Barney's version [DVD] (2010). Directed by Richard J. Lewis.
"Based on Mordecai Richler's award winning novel, Barney's Version is the warm, wise and witty story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), who meets the love of his life (Rosamund Pike) at his wedding - and she is not the bride. A candid confessional, told from Barney's point of view, the film spans three decades and two continents, and includes three wives (Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, and Rachelel Lefevre), one outrageous father (Dustin Hoffman), an a charmingly dissolute best friend (Scott Speedman). Barney's Version takes us trhough the many highs - and a few too many lows - of a long and colorful life with an unlikely hero at its center - the unforgettable Barney Panofsky."--Container.
General Note
Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Special features: Interview with Mordecai Richler ; commentary with director Richard J. Lewis, writer Michael Konyves and producer Robert Lantos ; 92nd Street Y Q&A with Paul Giamatti & Annette Insdorf ; on the red carpet ; deleted scenes.
16:9 2.35:1.
A Canada/Italy co-production.
Bilingual packaging (English/French).