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Rosamund Pike as Miriam Grant in Barney's Version (2010)

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A modest entry to Canadian Six Degrees

A very small part, basically a cameo.

In Barney's Version (2010), the main character is a television producer for a Mountie soap opera called O'Malley of the North.

Guess who plays the Mountie?

I love Paul's expressions in his second scene.

The film is tragi-comic, with a heartbreaking ending. It's streaming for free on CBC Gem, which you might need to be in Canada to access.

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La versión de mi vida/ Barney's Version

Barney's Version Starring Paul Giamatti as Barney Panofsky, along with Minnie Driver, Dustin Hoffman, and Rosamund Pike, Barney's Version was released in 2010 and is based on the novel by Mordechai Richler. I just want to say that it's a human story. Although I saw some comments from smug critics saying it's a slow and predictable film, I didn't find that to be the case. If it was in 2010, when there wasn't a boom in social media with videos no longer than a minute long, I don't want to think about the criticisms now, when it seems people can't stand to keep their attention on anything no longer than a minute. In short, Barney's Version portrays the life of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a man who is apparently successful professionally, but not inwardly. Although his life as a television producer seems to have yielded good results, his emotional life seems to be going from failure to failure. In addition to being a heavy smoker and drinker, Panofsky marries twice for the wrong reasons: the first time he thinks he got his first girlfriend pregnant, and the second time he meets a very beautiful woman, Minnie Driver, who seems to admire him, but once married, shows nothing but contempt for him.

However, on his wedding day to Minnie Driver, Barney meets Miriam (Rosamund Pike), who seems to accept everything he is, despising absolutely nothing, just as his now-wife does. Barney is determined to win Miriam over and do everything he can to ruin her marriage to Driver, which he succeeds in doing. Winning Miriam over seems to be Barney's greatest success, and he seems to ruin everything he touches emotionally. By not knowing how to face situations or clearly express his emotions, he ends up sabotaging himself time and again, not only in his relationships with women, but also with his children and friends. What could be more human than that? The fact that men, socially, are not allowed to be vulnerable, or some are not taught to be responsible for themselves or the people with whom they have emotional relationships.

Barney, seemingly relaxed that Miriam loves and accepts him for who he is, begins to feel insecure and self-sabotage as soon as Miriam wants to return to work and starts making friends. Barney seems unable to bear no longer being the center of his third wife's life and finally manages to disappoint her and push her away from him. He then lives an angry life, constantly reviewing why they separated, but without accepting that it was all a consequence of his bad decisions. If you're still willing to be surprised, this is a highly recommended film. Rosamund Pike's performance, as always, is exceptional, providing great support to Paul Giamatti, playing the role of a loving, compassionate wife, yet determined not to put anyone above herself, not even the man who was the great love of her life.

Although, come to think of it, Miriam's motives for accepting Barney after an intense love boom may have been rooted in her disappointment with her own father, who, despite being handsome, had affairs with any woman who noticed him, just like Barney does, but the difference is that he's not as handsome. Still, the film and the story don't disappoint, exploring the nature of personal identity and how we build or destroy our own relationships when we act on our unresolved experiences and emotions.

Protagonizada por Paul Giamatti, como Barney Panofsky, acompañado por Minnie Driver, Dustin Hoffman y Rosamund Pike,

Barney's Version se estrenó en 2010 y está basada en la novela de Mordechai Richler.

Solamente quiero decir que es una historia humana, aunque ví algunos comentarios de críticos petulantes diciendo que es una película lenta y predecible, a mí no me lo pareció.

Si en 2010, que no había auge de las redes sociales con videos de no más de un minuto, no quiero pensar las críticas de ahora cuando parece que las personas no soportan mantener su atención en algo de no más de un minuto.

En fin, Barney's Version retrata la vida de Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti),un hombre aparentemente exitoso en lo profesional, pero no en su interior, porque aunque su vida como productor de televisión parece que le ha dado buenos frutos, su vida emocional parece ir de fracaso en fracaso.

Además de ser un fumador y bebedor empedernido, Panofsky se casa dos veces por las razones equivocadas, la primera al pensar que embarazó a su primera novia y la segunda al conocer a una mujer muy bella, Minnie Driver, que parece admirarlo, pero, una vez casados no hace sino mostrar desprecio por él.

Sin embargo, justo el día de boda con Minnie Driver, conoce Barney conoce a Miriam (Rosamund Pike), quien parece aceptar todo lo que él es, sin despreciar absolutamente nada, como su ahora esposa lo hace.

Barney se empeña en conquistar a Miriam y en hacer todo por arruinar su matrimonio con Driver, lo cual consigue.

Conquistar a Miriam, parece ser el mayor éxito de Barney, quien parece arruinar todo lo que toca, emocionalmente, ya que al no saber enfrentar las situaciones, ni expresar claramente sus emociones, termina por boicotearse a sí mismo una y otra vez, no solo en sus relaciones con mujeres, sino también con sus hijos y amigos.

¿Qué puede haber más humano que eso? El hecho de que a los hombres socialmente no les es permitido ser vulnerable, o bien a algunos no se les enseña a ser responsables de sí mismos ni de las personas con quienes se relacionan afectivamente.

Barney relajado aparentemente en que Miriam lo ama y acepta tal cual es, comienza a sentirse inseguro y a boicotearse a sí mismo apenas Miriam quiere regresar a trabajar y comienza a tener amigos.

Barney parece no soportar haber dejado de ser el centro de la vida de su tercera esposa y logra finalmente decepcionarla y alejarla de él, para luego vivir enojado y en una constante revisión del por qué se separaron, Pero sin aceptar que todo fue una consecuencia de sus malas decisiones.

Si aún estás dispuesto a dejarte sorprender, es una película totalmente recomendable.

Además de que la actuación de Rosamund Pike como siempre es excepcional y aporta un gran soporte a Paul Giamatti, haciendo el papel de una esposa amorosa, compasiva, pero también decidida a no poner por encima de sí misma a nadie, ni siquiera al que fue el gran amor de su vida.

Aunque pensándolo, puede ser que los motivos de Miriam al aceptar a Barney después de un intenso lovebooming, fueran más profundo ante la decepción por su propio padre, quien al ser guapo, tenía amoríos con cualquier mujer que lo notara, igual que Barney lo hace, pero la diferencia es que no es tan guapo. Aún así la película y la historia no decepciona al explotar la naturaleza personal y de cómo construimos o destruimos nuestras relaciones cuando actuamos desde nuestras experiencias y emociones no resueltas.

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Barney’s Version 2010

I really enjoyed this movie. Paul Giammati’s character (Barney) is an absolute ass; but Rosamund Pike is wonderful and Bruce gets to be a nice guy; albeit a slightly saccharine one. 

Rating Story 5/5 - an excellent film. Attractiveness 4/5 he's lovely, but there isn’t enough of him. 99% adorable with just a hint of passive-aggressive asshole.