Barney's Version is a 2010 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Richard J. Lewis, based on the novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Barney Panofsky is living with his best friend Boogie in Rome. After she tells him she is pregnant with his child, he marries the mentally disturbed and unfaithful Clara Charnofsky . Barney later finds out the child is not his, and he demands they separate. Clara commits suicide, and a devastated Barney decides to return home to Montreal. Barney soon gets a job... back home and meets what becomes his nameless second wife , the daughter of a wealthy Jewish family. At their lavish wedding, Barney meets Miriam Grant , and immediately falls in love. He tells Miriam his feelings for her that night but she rejects him. Despite his marriage, Barney sends Miriam flowers and gifts. Barney later picks up Boogie, who is in the middle of detox therapy, for a few days at Barney's lake house. He eventually finds Boogie sleeping with his wife.
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| Release date: | September 10, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Richard J. Lewis |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 134 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Lantos |
| Editor: | Susan Shipton |
| Music by: | Pasquale Catalano |
| Cinematography: | Guy Dufaux |
| Screenplay by: | Michael Konyves |
| Estimated budget: | $30,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Barney's Version |