Charles Bukowski

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Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambiance of his home city of Los Angeles.

Most Popular Charles Bukowski Trailers

Total trailers found: 46

Bluebird Trailer (2019)

01 March 2019

Based on poems by Charles Bukowski.

Dr Nazi Trailer (2011)

27 January 2011

Charles Chinaski is a guy with many problems and feels responsible for most of them: women, alcohol, his hostility towards certain groups of people.

The Best Hotel on Skid Row Trailer (1990)

25 March 1990

America Undercover goes to the Madison Hotel in the skid-row section of downtown Los Angeles and talks to some of the desperate people living there.

An Evil Town Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Based on a short story by Charles Bukowski from the collection "Tales of Ordinary Madness."

Poetry in Motion Trailer (1982)

17 September 1982

More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of poets and of a poem.

Il falso bugiardo Trailer (2008)

03 July 2008

Based upon Vincenzoni's biography, "Pane e cinema", the documentary traces the story of the screen play writer who invented many stories that became blockbusters throughout the world.

Barfly Trailer (1987)

02 September 1987

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools.

The Ordinary Madness of Charles Bukowski Trailer (1995)

05 September 1995

BBC documentary on the brutally honest writer/poet Charles Bukowski.

Bukowski: The Last Straw Trailer (2008)

22 April 2008

The Last Straw is a film documenting the very last live poetry reading given by Charles Bukowski at 0

The Laughing Heart Trailer (2013)

01 January 2013

From a Charles Bukowski poem

The Charles Bukowski Tapes Trailer (1985)

07 January 1985

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.

Factotum Trailer (2005)

25 April 2005

This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing.

Tales of Ordinary Madness Trailer (1981)

11 September 1981

Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

The Pleasures of the Damned Trailer (2024)

15 November 2024

An Americana bar holds a dramatic confrontation when an old drunk’s unstoppable day drinking is questioned by a young bartender.

Cold Moon Trailer (1991)

22 May 1991

Simon and Dede are best friends: two aimless drunks who spend their days getting sloshed and any other available time getting laid.

Bukowski at Bellevue Trailer (1970)

11 November 1970

In the spring of 1970 Charles Bukowski took his first plane trip for a poetry reading at Bellevue Community College in Washington state.

Death is Smoking My Cigars Trailer (2021)

01 December 2021

Death follows a poet for his whole life, being a parasite to the poet.

Supervan Trailer (1977)

01 March 1977

A man named Clint enters a solar-powered van called Vandora into a competition called Freakout.

Charles Bukowski: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here Trailer (2008)

28 February 2008

This is the last poetry reading Charles Bukowski gave outside the US. It was video taped in 1979 by local promoter Dennis Del Torre.

My Old Man Trailer (2004)

20 August 2004

A boozy writer hammers away on his Underwood, recalling a childhood in which his abusive father kicked him out of the house for writing short stories.

On The Tragedies Of Ordinary Life Trailer (2018)

30 December 2018

In this Bukowski poem entitled, "The Shoelace Poem," Bukowski invites the listener/reader to feel less alone in the insanity created by the simple, mundane string of ordinary life events.

Love, He Said Trailer (2018)

22 October 2018

1973, San Francisco. Charles Bukowski, underground poet and punk ahead of his time, reads his poem Love to a wild audience who've come to see the pulp writer's provocative performance.

Decline and Fall Trailer (2009)

06 June 2009

After we've seen war-footage come raining upon us at ferocious speed, the image suddenly shifts into an desolated bar, showing the same footage on an bar-TV, whilst an bartender unknowingly cleans beer-glasses.

On Life Trailer (2021)

10 June 2021

Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

Girl on the Escalator Trailer (2016)

15 April 2016

A film by Kayhan Lannes Ozmen, based on the poem "Girl on the escalator" by Charles Bukowski.

Daedalus Trailer (2024)

17 July 2024

"Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." A 7 day vlog during the summer of 2023, a story of dreamers and drowners.

No Leaders, Please Trailer (2021)

05 March 2021

Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention.

Beer Trailer (2016)

13 June 2016

BEER is a free interpretation of the poetry “Beer” from Charles Bukowski. The composition is a manifesto of the author’s way of life, this is why we decided to go inside the author’s mind, and it is not a safe journey.

Crazy Love Trailer (1987)

01 October 1987

Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man, Harry, in search of love. The first is as a youth, the second on the day of his high school graduation, and the third as a lonely, middle-aged man.

The Man with the Beautiful Eyes Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

A Charles Bukowski poem is put to animation. Four kids who are friends are drawn to a strange house that their parents tell them to avoid.

Bukowski: Born Into This Trailer (2003)

18 January 2003

Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle.

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président Trailer (2022)

07 January 2022

In May 1974, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing became President of the Republic and wanted to bring about a new era of modernity.

Son of Satan Trailer (2004)

21 June 2004

It’s not always easy when you are a kid. Bullying, cussing, growing up. It’s all a part of life. Adaptation of the Charles Bukowski story.

Lune Froide Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

A César award winning short drama based around Charles Bukowski's two stories "Copulating Mermaid o"

You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski Trailer (2016)

02 September 2016

A long night spent drinking, smoking, and talking about sex, literature, childhood and humanity with irreverent writer poet Charles Bukowski in his California home in 1981.

Walls in the City Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Story about a woman who lives among the poor and down and out in Chicago.

Violent Youth Trailer (2011)

19 April 2011

Violent youth is a film about a group of children who are struggling in a society. The story takes place in the Nineties years, when Macedonia was at a crossroads in its independence and forming their own way.

Bukowski Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

Charles Bukowski is filmed going to a poetry reading in San Francisco.

Sitting on a Fire Escape Eating Eggs Trailer (2015)

10 May 2015

While sitting on a fire escape eating eggs, a drunkard watches a human body fall past him impacting on the sidewalk below.

Skoro úplně vymyšlený film Trailer (2013)

02 October 2013

The reclusive writer Henry returns from his travels and finds a pile of letters on his doorstep. Without a salutation or signature, the poems written on used train tickets remind him of his current literary impotence.

Girl with a Flag Trailer (2014)

28 February 2014

The world is in the grip of surveillance cameras. Youngsters are at a protest, their motto being "Say No to Cameras.

Charles Bukowski's Crappy Life Trailer (2017)

24 April 2017

One afternoon, Bukowski sat down to record the audio version of his classic, Run With the Hunted. The session took place in his home with his wife by his side.

Charles Bukowski in Hamburg Trailer (1978)

18 May 1978

Documentary about Charles Bukowski's visit to Germany and his reading in Hamburg.

Women Trailer (2016)

10 August 2016

The main character passes through difficulties in his love life, coming to the conclusion that happiness with the woman of his life is unattainable.

All Women Are Named Kiki Trailer (1991)

06 May 1991

Plot is about a man who’s been in his apartment ever since his wife left him. Evening after evening he’s getting drunk and calls a hot line girl called Kiki.

Metamorphosis Trailer (2022)

03 November 2022

A short film based on the poem by Charles Bukowski.