Ocean State Libraries

"Between 1980 and 1986, director Barbet Schroeder worked hard on gathering the financing for his project "Barfly," eventually filmed and released in 1987. Charles Bukowski wrote the script. During those years, Schroeder and Bukowski met often--drinking and working--and Bukowski would regale Schroeder with stories of his own life and monologues of his views. To preserve these interesting moments and stay in practice, Schroeder assembled a small crew...