The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski - Part 1

A documentary on Charles Bukowski by the BBC.
I recorded it off BBC 2 about 15 years or so back.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Ordinary
• madness
• of
• Charles
• Bukowski
• Sean
• Penn
• drunk
• poetry

[houndogray]

Goddamit Sean Penn was a friend of Charles Bukowski and none of you were. So knock him if you wish. He was just telling a story.

[MrAdee28]

one of my all time favorites. i remember reading him for the first time and thinking "wow, im not the only person that looks at the world in this sort of way"

[LingoFlurry]

Sexy is kicking death in the ass while singing-Bukowski

[billycarr]

Sean Penn is really the best !

[johntechwriter]

Bukowski, the misanthropic crusader against the shit sandwich that is life. But then, what could be more full of shit than romanticising alcoholism?

[Caspar33]

Thanks for posting this. One of the few things the BBC got right I think. Loved the treatment of Piano Player - the poem itself, (which was new to me) the clips, everything!

I mean the BBC has dumbed down considerably since then and still the movement is down, down, down.

[kelliekazamm]

Bukowski, Sagan, Dawkins, Darwin, Einstein. Just a few people future "humanity" will actually remember. To hell with Bush, Obama, the police, congress, or any other human who puts themselves in charge of another. INCLUDING priests, pastors, etc.

[kelliekazamm]

Bukowski, Sagan, Dawkins, Darwin, Einstein. Just a few people future "humanity" will actually remember. Fuck Bush, Obama, the police, or any other human who puts themselves in charge of another. INCLUDING priests, pastors, etc.

[ukusapillage]

bukowskis wish will come true civilization will brek apart resources will end and man will have to open its eyes for reality and what really matters and how much it matters human emotions nature how valuable this planet is there might be more planets like earth but we cant live in any of them virus and slightest atomic diff will kill us all, but for now i hate ppl too i hate their cars their roses and their hair dues

[chingchangchongfly]

You can say what you want about Bukowski the Poet, but he was one of the most amusing interview subjects ever and wrote some goddam funny novels. If you are on this page with negative comments, let me give you some advice: Start fingering your asshole while you masturbate: You obviously are bored and need something to do.

[DoctaDualist]

it's OK, Hank. I don't like their automobiles either. and you're still dead.