The Charles Bukowski Tapes: Number 24

The Charles Bukowski Tapes are a collection of short-interviews with the American writer/poet Charles Bukowski, filmed and assembled by Barbet Schroeder and first published in 1987 in the USA. Today, the video documentary is considered a cult classic.

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 parentss house and his former neighbourhood, but the largest part of the interviews takes place in Bukowskis flat or backyard. The documentary includes a scene in which Bukowski reacts violently toward his wife Linda Lee.

The documentary was assembled from about 64 hours of film footage, which accrued during the three-year lead time for Schroeders motion picture Barfly, for which Bukowski wrote the autobiographical script.

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[mrferback]

@allornada That is not the message of what he said at all.

[allornada]

you get though that he's not actually saying anything right? he just talked about how ugly liz taylor is, just because everyone else is saying how beautiful she is. thats almost like all these gossip fashion shows on E channel. he's was a very bitter and depressing old man

[automaticmoonlight]

Chuck's idea of beauty reminds me of Wilde's idea of art. No one can speak collectively because it is the sole individual who has to put the value into these faucets to even consider them as such. Media just attempts to sway collective opinion and unfortunately it seems to work for the uninspired 9-5'ers. Regardless, Mr. Bukowski is beautiful to me.

[Tabish29]

U guys notice how mahatmabit is on every bukowski posting? he actualy loves America and Americans and is rueing Bukowski not being alive so he could suck his cock.

[goback3spaces]

I'm loving a lot of these interviews, but the rant on Liz isn't a highlight. I'd contrast it to a remark John once made defending Yoko" "People are saying in the press that she's ugly, well, it isn't true, and I wouldn't say that about a person even if it were true." I'm quoting from memory, but you get the idea.

[srfrr]

you were hardly anything...

[RonAlmeida]

@mahatmaBit I don't feel so alone anymore.

[mahatmaBit]

who gives a fuck about Elizabeth Taylor?... americans are such aholes :)

[bufprochi1]

pure description of Beauty