Films with: Bukowski, Charles

Barfly

Quasi-autobiography of writer-alcoholic Charles Bukowski. Life on the skids in L.A.'s bars and flophouses.

DVD 2056

Bukowski at Bellevue

This pioneer reading (only his fourth ever) was videotaped in black-and-white using a primitive portable video system with two cameras by students at Bellevue Community College and the film has lain forgotten for l8 years. The recording quality is poor.

DVD 5452

Factotum

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing.

DVD 5209

Poetry in motion

A performance film of contemporary poets which celebrates poetry's ancient oral tradition. Here twenty-four leading North American poets sing, chant and read from their own works.

DVD 2211

Tales of ordinary madness

A hard-drinking poet living in the dark-alley of the world, specifically Los Angeles, is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters. One, a prostitute whom he loves deeply, inspires him to write incredible poems, but soon he must make the unhappy choice between her and his art.

DVD 360