factotum

Review: Factotum. Directed by Brett Hamer. IFC Films, 2005. 94 minutes. As far as synopsizing a movie’s plot, Factotum, the new film based upon the Charles Bukowski novel of the same name, makes for an easy task. The film opens in a situation that seems all too familiar for Henry Chinaski, the protagonist and the real Bukowski’s […]

(Ed. Note: This was originally published at Image Facts.) Factotum is as low key as it gets. Subtitled “Man of Many Jobs,” it chronicles the first stage in the rise to fame of Henry Chinaski, the literary alter-ego of Charles Bukowski. Moving erratically (and humorously) from job to job, Chinaski finances his penchant for booze and gambling […]