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Film & Video
Among the many films made from adaptations of his stories, such as Cold Moon and Tales of Ordinary Madness, and even a documentary which he narrates, The Best Hotel on Skid Row, Bukowski wrote only one screenplay, Barfly, which faithfully reproduces the drama and compassion of Bukowski at his best.
This list includes two versions of Barfly screenplays, Bukowski documentaries, guest appearances, and film adaptations of his work.
Schroeder, Barbet, dir.
Cannon Films Inc. and Cannon International. Burbank CA: Warner Home Video, 1987.
100 min. Videocassette.
Info available at Internet Movie Database.
Early in the film, Bukowski appears briefly as a bar patron in The Kenmore.
Choy, Christine, dir.
Home Box Office, 1990.
Movie info at Cannes International Film Festival.
Charles Bukowski narrates.
Dullaghan, John, dir.
Magnolia Home Entertainment, 2003.
133 mins. DVD.
Schroeder, Barbet, dir.
Les Films du Losange, 1985.
4 hours.
Barbet Schroeder interviews Bukowski and his wife Linda Lee.
Additional credits:
- Piano: Jean Louis Valero
- Camera: Steven Hirsh, Elliot Enzig Porter, Paul Challacombe
- Editing: Barbet Schroeder, Paul Challacombe
More info about this interview is available at Wikipedia's The Charles Bukowski Tapes.
A two-disc DVD version of The Charles Bukowski Tapes, released by Barrel Entertainment, is available for purchase from Amazon.com.
As of June 2023, the second half of this video (nearly two hours, starting with "Number 27"), can be watched on TubiTV for free as The Charles Bukowski Tapes.
Dominique Deruddere, dir.
MMG (Belgian), March 1987.
Bouchitey, Patrick, dir.
(French, black & white) 1991.
88 mins.
Ferreri, Marco, dir.
Italy: Image Entertainment, 1982.
107 minutes.