USA,
1987, 100 min
Directed by:
Barbet SchroederScreenplay:
Charles BukowskiCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
Jack BaranCast:
Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Sandy Martin, Roberta Bassin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Leonard Termo (more)VOD (1)
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Semi-autobiographical movie based on the life of author and poet Charles Bukowski. Set in the seediest part of LA, impoverished writer Henry (Mickey Rourke) and kept woman Wanda (Faye Dunaway) cross paths and discover they have one thing in common, alcohol. These desperate and disparate souls drown their sorrows each night, ignoring chances which will remove them from this empty lives. Dark with a bitter aftertaste, Barfly captures the worst moments of human existence and how it can be destroyed by the love of the (not so) good stuff. (88 Films)
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