Film
Bukowski: Born Into This
2003 · 1h 55m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.8
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 84%
- Metacritic
- 77
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Overview
Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed between ample vintage footage of Bukowski’s poetry readings are interviews with the poet’s fans including such legendary figures such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Fante (wife of John), Bono, and Harry Dean Stanton. Filmed in grainy black and white by Bukowski’s friend, Taylor Hackford, due to lack of funding, the old films edited into this movie paint Bukowski’s life of boozing and brawling romantically, securing Bukowski’s legendary status.
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Cast
Charles Bukowski
Self
Harry Dean Stanton
Self
Sean Penn
Self
Bono
Self
Linda Bukowski
Self
Pam Miller
Self
Taylor Hackford
Self
Barbet Schroeder
Self
Tom Waits
Self
Michael D. Meloan
Self
Marina Bukowski
daughter of Charles and Frances Smith
Neeli Cherkovski
Self
Joyce Fante
Self
FrancEyE
a.k.a. Frances Smith
Crew
- John DullaghanDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 18, 2003
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Genres
- Documentary
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