TALES OF ORDINARY MADNESS
Marco Ferreri
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Festivals / Awards
San Sebastian – Fipresci Prize
Original title : CONTES DE LA FOLIE ORDINAIRE
Based on Charles Bukowski's novel
Drama | 1981 | 108'
Director: Marco Ferreri
Countries of production : France - Italy
Cast: Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrell
Color - French
American actor Ben Gazzara stars as a heavy-drinking poet surrounded by various unusual characters. As his drunken adventures continue, he woos an odd assortment of women; including a 12-year-old midget and a self-mutilating prostitute. Adapted from cult writer Charles Bukowski’s autobiographical “Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness”.
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