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Bukowski: Born into This

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Original title: Bukowski: Born into This
Year: 2003
Running time: 130 min.
Country: United States
Director: John Dullaghan
Cast: Documentary
Music: James Stemple
Cinematography: Matt Mindlin, Art Simon
Genre: Documentary | Biography
Synopsis: Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.

Rankings Position

#43 Best Documentaries of the 21st century
#67 Best Documentaries in the history of film

Awards: 2003: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Best Documentary

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"It reveals Bukowski to be a far grander artist than his bum's armor would suggest."

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"A portrait of a sometimes surly, often foulmouthed, always brilliant artist that is at once humane, horrific, hilarious and deeply moving"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
"Makes a compelling case for raising him from cult status to the top rank of 20th century U.S. literary figures -- while providing ample evidence of a very colorful life and times"

Dennis Harvey: Variety
"Definitive and engrossing documentary."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Goes to great lengths to show the man-child behind the barfly, but in its rush to deify its subject, it lacks critical voices and context"

Nathan Rabin: AV Club
"The dirty old man who became a cult poet and author was a true original, and every minute he's on screen, whether it's reading from his brutally honest work or musing on a hard-lived life for the cameras, it's hard to look away."

Megan Lehmann: New York Post
"Despite the fact there's no lack of raw material, Bukowski fails to place its subject's actions and statements in any psychological or literary context. It's simply a celebration of Bukowski's misogyny and self-abuse"

Richard James Havis: The Hollywood Reporter
Raw and defining documentary about the man--and the myth.

Allison Benedikt: Chicago Tribune

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