Barney's Version is a 2011 comedy drama movie starring Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Dustin Hoffman and Minnie Driver. In the film, Giamatti stars as Barney Panofsky. Barney meets a stranger at his wedding and immediately falls in love with her. Barney's Version chronicles Barney's life as he tries to end a bad marriage and begin a relationship with the woman he truly loves. The movie is directed by Richard J. Lewis and based on the novel Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1423894/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z52vBL3zlc Barney's Version is set for a limited release in U.S. theaters beginning on January 14, 2011.http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/barneys-version/ Giamatti's portrayal of Barney earned him a 2011 Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture (musical or comedy).http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1423894/awards

The first full-length theatrical trailer for Barney's Version was released in November of 2010.http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/11/14/indie-trailer-sunday-giamatti-and-hoffman-in-barneys-version/ A shorter "teaser trailer" was released in late-August of 2010, just ahead of the movie's screening at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.http://www.firstshowing.net/2010/08/30/watch-trailer-for-paul-giamattis-tiff-flick-barneys-version/

The Barney's Version theatrical trailer opens by introducing viewers to Barney Panofsky. Viewers learn that Barney has been married multiple times: the first time to Clara (Rachelle Lefevre), and the second time to "Mrs. P." (Minnie Driver), a spoiled shopaholic who is apparently quite wealthy. At his wedding to "Mrs. P.," Barney meets Miriam (Rosamund Pike), and he is instantly smitten. He explains to his friend that "for the first time in my life I am truly, seriously, irretrievably in love."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z52vBL3zlc

When Barney explains his predicament to his father Izzy (Dustin Hoffman), his father tells him that he is foolish because he's married to a woman "who is loaded" and "has a beautiful rack." Izzy explains that "many successful marriages have been built on far less." Barney continues to pursue Miriam despite her refusals to see him because he is married. Eventually, Barney catches Mrs. P. cheating on him and he gets a divorce. Barney immediately calls Miriam, telling her "I'm divorced." The two begin a relationship, marry and have a child.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z52vBL3zlc

Additional trailer scenes show Barney and Miriam in various stages of their marriage, including good times and bad. At one point, Miriam tells Barney, "I think a little time apart would be good for both of us." Later, she tells him, "You're trying to fix this, you can't fix this like you do everything else." As the trailer ends, Barney asks Miriam, "Have I ever given up when it comes to you?" She responds, "Never." Barney then says, "So what makes you think I'm gonna start now?"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z52vBL3zlc