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The film traces the extraordinary life of Charles Bukowski from an abusive childhood through decades of poverty and alcoholism; numerous menial jobs and turbulent relationships to his eventual international celebrity as a poet, novelist and underground cult figure. Director John Dullaghan spent seven years researching and shooting Bukowski: Born Into This, conducting dozens of interviews with relatives, neighbors, fellow post office workers, girlfriends and friends like Bono, Sean Penn, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbet Schroeder and Taylor Hackford. In doing so the director has crafted a fitting portrait of a literary icon, offering the most revealing look yet of Bukowski and his work. The result is a film that peels off the hardened mask of the mythic Bukowski to reveal the insecure, loving and extremely human man -and the artist -underneath.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The dvd is brilliant. Nice interviews. Hank was simply unique and i enjoy listening to his voice. This item is a must see
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I'd recommend 'Born Into This' to anyone who's even vaguely interested in Bukowski as it mixes archive interviews, readings and documentary clips with the man himself, along with present day snippets of publishers, poets, friends, actors and musicians and I think Dullaghan gets the balance just right as there's nothing worse than a documantary about someone who barely appears between the opinions of the celebrity contributors.
One of the other reviews here claims it's a little too pro-Bukowski and sycophantic but who wants to watch a film about someone they like getting hung out to dry and while it's not the celluloid equivalent of Albert Goldman, it doesn't shy away from Bukowski's darker side.
What the film does capture is Bukowski's wit, charm (albeit slightly sozzled most of the time) and that glint in his eye which only drops fleetingly when interviewers ask ridiculous questions or when he's having women trouble.
Basically, if you like Bukowski, you should enjoy this film and if you don't like Bukowski, why the hell are you still reading this?
One of the other reviews here claims it's a little too pro-Bukowski and sycophantic but who wants to watch a film about someone they like getting hung out to dry and while it's not the celluloid equivalent of Albert Goldman, it doesn't shy away from Bukowski's darker side.
What the film does capture is Bukowski's wit, charm (albeit slightly sozzled most of the time) and that glint in his eye which only drops fleetingly when interviewers ask ridiculous questions or when he's having women trouble.
Basically, if you like Bukowski, you should enjoy this film and if you don't like Bukowski, why the hell are you still reading this?
If you like Bukowski's work, then you will love this film. It is very easy to watch. Most of the interview clips have not been shown before in other dvd packages.
The only major drag about this film are the clips featuring Sean Penn and Bono. When you see and hear them you cover your ears whilst you projectile vomit...but the rest of the film makes up for it.
We see Bukowski cry. We hear Bukowski puke. We see him driving about in LA with a cracked windscreen. We see him in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. We see him sober and we see him drunk. And yes, we see him kick his wife Linda off the sofa in a drunken rage.
Good stuff, Maynard!
The only major drag about this film are the clips featuring Sean Penn and Bono. When you see and hear them you cover your ears whilst you projectile vomit...but the rest of the film makes up for it.
We see Bukowski cry. We hear Bukowski puke. We see him driving about in LA with a cracked windscreen. We see him in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. We see him sober and we see him drunk. And yes, we see him kick his wife Linda off the sofa in a drunken rage.
Good stuff, Maynard!
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