The Charles Bukowski Tapes (1987)

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Genre

documentary film

Country

France

Runtime

4h

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A series of short interviews with Charles Bukowski. The filmmaker Barbet Schroeder talks to the writer about his life and work.

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What happens

The Charles Bukowski Tapes are a collection of short interviews with the American writer/poet Charles Bukowski, filmed and assembled by Barbet Schroeder and first published in 1985. Today, the video documentary is considered a cult classic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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