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Bukowski: Born into This

By Jurgen Fauth & Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Bukowski

Charles Bukowski at his car in a scene from "Bukowski."

Starring:

Charles Bukowski, Bono, Sean Penn, Harry Dean Stanton

Director:

John Dullaghan

Release Date:

February 2004.

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Distributor:

Magnolia Pictures

Description:

This documentary looks at the life of poet and author Charles Bukowski (1920-1994), whose bibliography includes "Notes of a Dirty Old Man", "Love is a Dog from Hell", as well as the screenplay for Barfly. Bukowski earned a cult following attracted to his graphic and brutal stories of a life (often his own) lived amidst alcoholism, poverty and violence.

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