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Bukowski: Born into This

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Documentary Documentary on Charles Bukowski, author of 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man', 'Love Is a Dog from Hell', and the autobiographical novels, 'Women', 'Hollywood', and 'Post Office'.
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United States
Entertainment Weekly
"It reveals Bukowski to be a far grander artist than his bum's armor would suggest."
United States
The Washington Post
"A portrait of a sometimes surly, often foulmouthed, always brilliant artist that is at once humane, horrific, hilarious and deeply moving" 
United States
Variety
"Makes a compelling case for raising him from cult status to the top rank of 20th century U.S. literary figures -- while providing ample evidence of a very colorful life and times" 
United States
The New York Times
"Definitive and engrossing documentary." 
United States
AV Club
"Goes to great lengths to show the man-child behind the barfly, but in its rush to deify its subject, it lacks critical voices and context"
United States
New York Post
"The dirty old man who became a cult poet and author was a true original, and every minute he's on screen, whether it's reading from his brutally honest work or musing on a hard-lived life for the cameras, it's hard to look away."
United States
The Hollywood Reporter
"Despite the fact there's no lack of raw material, Bukowski fails to place its subject's actions and statements in any psychological or literary context. It's simply a celebration of Bukowski's misogyny and self-abuse"
United States
Chicago Tribune
Raw and defining documentary about the man--and the myth.
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