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by Barbet Schroeder
USA 1987
" Between the ages of 17 to 21 I read the entire literary works of Charles Bukowski, an enigmatic author whose character was a sterling representative of a modern day gutter poet... angst from grassroots-slum philosophy. Bukowski's books are, like the screenplay for 'Barfly', all semi-autobiographical. They portray their protagonist (in most cases a fellow named Henry Chinaski) as an unemployed alcoholic with a philosophy skewered from both the writings of several classics of literature and real life existence on the wrong side of the tracks. Chinaski takes life less seriously than anyone in history, seemingly unafraid of fist'a'cuffs, women or lack of personal hygiene. His charm and artistic conviction will always remain even now after his death in 1994. His life is detailed, with hardly any poetic license, in "Barfly" which later had him produce one of his final books entitled "Hollywood". It is somewhat comforting that a man can carve out his place in society and obtain a stage for his creation with such stalwart conviction that forces society to rethink their perceptions of life, materialism and their own delusions. This film is by-no-means everyone's cup of tea, but it is a film that I think some would definitely benefit from viewing. No make that all... "
DVD Review: Warner Region 1 - NTSC DVD
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| Runtime | 1:39:36 | |
| Video | 1.78:1.00
Letterboxed WideScreen / anamorphic Average Bitrate: 5.93 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) , English- Director's Commentary (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono) | |
| Subtitles | English, French, Spanish, Japanese (traditional and simplified) and none. | |
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Release Information: Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: December 1987 Aspect Ratio: Widescreen anamorphic - 1.78:1 Edition Details: • Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen • Commentary by Barbet Schroeder • Documentary - "I Drink, I Gamble, I Write..." 4:3 - 12:01 • Widescreen anamorphic trailer - 2:02 • All-New Digital Transfer • Widescreen anamorphic format
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Wow... what an amazing DVD.
The picture quality is anamorphic and absolutely perfect.... one of the
best examples of film to DVD I have ever seen. There is a short
featurette, "I Drink, I Gamble, I Write.." on Bukowski and the
making of "Barfly", plus a wonderful commentary by director
Barbet Schroeder. He details his difficulty in bringing this story
to the screen with examples that Mickey Rourke would not return his phone
calls for 2 years and required a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce to the set
each day as well as the years of research it took to find the correct
bar location. In the final stages of completing the negotiations for the
film, Schroeder had to threaten to cut off his finger and perform a
hunger strike in front of Cannon Films office. This is a GREAT DVD with
true sound, beautiful contrast and a sharp image. I easily give this
out of .Gary W. Tooze |
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