Afternoon Viewing: The Charles Bukowski Tapes 1
Courtesy of YouTube user woodychaos. From the Wikipedia description:
The Charles Bukowski Tapes are an altogether more than four hours long collection of 52 short-interviews with the American cult author Charles Bukowski, sorted by topic and each between one and ten minutes long. Director Barbet Schroeder (Barfly) interviews Bukowski about such themes as alcohol, violence, and women, and Bukowski answers willingly, losing himself in sometimes minute-long monologues. Amongst other things, Bukowski leads the small camera team through his parents’s house and his former neighbourhood, but the largest part of the interviews takes place in Bukowski’s flat or backyard. The documentary includes a scene in which Bukowski reacts violently toward his wife Linda Lee.
AuthorScoop
February 23rd, 2010 at 8:56 am
I’m going to enjoy these. I’m amazed at my 180 on Bukowski. What a character. Wouldn’t have wanted to get stuck on an elevator with him, but still, I’m glad they captured him on tape for us to keep. He can rant for years to come, and then I can read the poetry and get more out of it.
Technology can be very cool.