Bukowski's embarrassingly honest, beatnik, solipsist, alcohol fuelled novel Factotum (n., an employee or assistant who serves in a wide range...
Bukowski's embarrassingly honest, beatnik, solipsist, alcohol fuelled novel Factotum (n., an employee or assistant who serves in a wide range of capacities). Unpublished but undeterred, Chinaski (Matt Dillon) poetically and prolifically lurches through a succession of dead-end jobs to meet his minimal requirements: getting drunk, getting ladies and gambling at the track. Directed by the entertainingly named Norwegian Bent Hamer (Kitchen Stories).
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74 %119 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
62 %19,686 reviewsAudience score rating
"Deadpan timing and ace perfs bring out the morose humor and surprising warmth in the often miserabilist scribe's voice."
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Variety
Variety"Dillon evokes a similar mix of angst and soul."
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Total Film
Total Film"Shows how this solipsism is a key both to his talent and to his loneliness. Matt Dillon gives a very interesting, studied performance."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Hamer's take on Bukowski has a hip, latter day 'Beat' sensibility. You want to run out and read the books."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"He's a loser, but the film's a well-oiled winner: richly textured, bittersweet and likely to leave you tipsy with laughter."
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BBC
BBCFactotum | Details
- Runtime
- 94
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA, Norway
