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Tales of ordinary madness

Gazzara stars as Charles Serking, a hard-drinking poet living in the dark-alley of the world, and who is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters such as his ex-wife and Cass, the prostitute he loves. She inspires him to write and soon he must choose between her and his "art."

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  • "Storie di ordinaria follia"@en
  • "Storie di ordinaria follia"
  • "Erections, ejaculations, exhibitions, and general tales of ordinary madness"
  • "Conte de la folie ordinaire"
  • "Erections, ejaculations, exhibitions and general tales of ordinary madness"
  • "Ganz normal verrückt"

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  • "Un écrivain errant et une prostituée aux obsessions suicidaires développent une relation fondée sur le désespoir et la souffrance."
  • "A hard-drinking poet living in the dark-alley of the world, specifically Los Angeles, is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters. One, a prostitute whom he loves deeply, inspires him to write incredible poems, but soon he must make the unhappy choice between her and his art."
  • "Gazzara stars as Charles Serking, a hard-drinking poet living in the dark-alley of the world, and who is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters such as his ex-wife and Cass, the prostitute he loves. She inspires him to write and soon he must choose between her and his "art.""@en
  • "Charles Serking, loosely based on the infamous poet Charles Bukowski, rejects a conventional lifestyle to journey through the underbelly of Los Angeles in "Tales of Ordinary Madness." He indulges an insatiable appetite for sex and booze in what the Hollywood Reporter calls "a cinematic walk on the wild side." Directed by Marco Ferreri, this 1981 film won four Italian Academy Awards and the San Sebastian Film Festival Grand Prize. Compelling, sometimes shocking, and explicit."@en
  • "Gazzara stars as Charles Serking, a hard-drinking poet living in the dark-alley of the world, and who is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters such as his ex-wife and Cass, the prostitute he loves. She inspires him to write and soon he must choose between her and his "art"."
  • "A hard-drinking poet living in the dark alley of the world, specifically Los Angeles, is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters. One, a prostitute whom he loves deeply, inspires him to write incredible poems, but soon he must choose between her and his art."@en
  • "A hard-drinking poet living in the dark alley of the world, specifically Los Angeles, is surrounded by desperate and depraved characters. One, a prostitute whom he loves deeply, inspires him to write incredible poems, but soon he must choose between her and his art."
  • "The great Ben Gazzara (The Big Lebowski, Happiness) brilliantly plays Charles Bukowski's lowlife alter-ego, charles Serking, in this gritty adaptation of Bukowski's groundbreaking novel, Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness (1972). Passionately directed by Marco Ferreri (La Grande Bouffe), this journey into the sordid, hard drinking travails of America's beat poet laureate sees Gazzara tramp the seedy flophouses, bars and whorehouses of 70s los Angeles, and fall in love with the bewitching, psychotic Cass (Ornella Muti) along the way. Immortalised in numerous films from Barfly (1987) starring Mickey Rourke to Factotum (2006) with Matt Dilon, Bukowski is brought to life in great method-acting style by Gazzara, making this a must-have for Bukowski fans."@en

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  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Feature films"
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Features"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
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  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Adaptations"

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  • "Tales of ordinary madness"@en
  • "Tales of ordinary madness"
  • "Storie di ordinaria follia (Film cinématographique)"

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