Director John DullaghanÔÇÖs biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an expos├® of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed between ample vintage footage of BukowskiÔÇÖs poetry readings are interviews with the poetÔÇÖs fans including such legendary figures such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Fante (wife of John), Bono, and Harry Dean Stanton. Filmed in grainy black and white by BukowskiÔÇÖs friend, Taylor Hackford, due to lack of funding, the old films edited into this movie paint BukowskiÔÇÖs life of boozing and brawling romantically, securing BukowskiÔÇÖs legendary status.
