The Closing film

Factotum

1 hr. 34 min. | Drama, Comedy, Romance | N/A

Hank Chinaski works black jobs to make money for what he really wants to do - to relax, to bet on horse racing, to have fun with women, but most importantly - to write stories that no one wants to print.

The film is based on Charles Bukowski's novel, Factotum. It’s a story about a man living on the brink of a rift, a writer who is willing to risk everything for the sake of creativity.

The screenplay for the film Factotum was co-written by Bent Hamer with producer Jim Stark, and he usually produces films for low-budget independent directors such as Jim Jarmusch or Friedrich Thor Friedrichsson.

Bent Hamer

Bent Hamer

Bent Hamer was born in 1956 in Sandefjord, Norway. His feature film debut, the critically acclaimed Eggs (1995), premiered as part of the Director’s Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival and won the FIPRESCI award at the Toronto International Film Festival. His second film, Water Easy Reach (1998), was hailed by critics. In 2002 he premiered his third feature film Kitchen Stories. The film was screened at 40 international film festivals. His feature films also include Factotum (2005), O’ Horten (2007) and Home for Christmas (2010). In 2003 Scanorama organised his retrospective.
Languages
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Produced
2005: Norway, United States

Film information

Director
Bent Hamer
Screenplay
Bent Hamer, Jim Stark, Charles Bukowski
Music
Kristin Asbjørnsen
Cinematography
John Christian Rosenlund
Cast
Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Fisher Stevens
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