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Barfly (film)

Barfly (film)
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Film information
NameBarfly
Directed byBarbet Schroeder
Produced byPresenter:
Francis Ford Coppola
Exec. producer:
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
Producer:
Tom Luddy
Fred Roos
Barbet Schroeder
Written byCharles Bukowski
StarringMickey Rourke
Faye Dunaway
Alice Krige
Jack Nance
J.C. Quinn
Music byJack Baran
CinematographyRobby Müller
Editing byÉva Gárdos
StudioAmerican Zoetrope
Distributed byCannon Film Distributors
Release date30 September, 1987
Running time97 minutes
Country 
LanguageEnglish

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'Barfly' is a 1987 American film which is a semi-autobiography of poet/author Charles Bukowski during the time he spent drinking heavily in Los Angeles. The screenplay by Bukowski was commissioned by the French film director Barbet Schroeder � it was published, with illustrations by the author, in 1984 when film production was still pending. Barfly stars Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway, with direction by Schroeder, and was presented by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie also features a silent cameo appearance by Bukowski himself.

The Kino Flo light, now a ubiquitous tool in the film industry, was specially created by Robby Muller's electrical crew for a scene in this film which would have been difficult to light using the conventional lampheads available at the time.

The film was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.


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