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Summary:
Norwegian director Bent Hamer follows up his quirky and critically acclaimed Kitchen Stories with a heartbreakingly humorous look at the life of depressive writer Hank Chinaski -- the fictional counterpart of real-life author Charles Bukowski. Adapted from Bukowski's 1975 novel of the same name, Hamer's film follows the perpetually unemployed, alcohol-swilling Chinask... Full Summary >>
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Cast:
Matt Dillon - (Hank Chinaski)
Lili Taylor - (Jan)
Marisa Tomei - (Laura)
Fisher Stevens - (Manny)
Didier Flamand - (Pierre)
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Review:
Once in a while, one happens upon a director/adapted writer pairing in a movie that achieves something close to nirvana, as the two artists' voices perfectly complement each other. That's the case with this offbeat seriocomedy from Norwegian cause-celebre Bent Hamer (Kitchen Stories), who cinematizes the 1975 novel of the same name by skid row po... Continue >>
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