Amidei Anthony (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. shelf wear.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Screenplay for the 1981 film starring Ben Gazzara "adapted from the stories of Charles Bukowski." Fine copy in bound card stock wrappers. This copy signed by Bukowski on the front cover. Additionally, laid in for some reason, is a signed card for Bukowski's Blackrose Editions of Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Quarto. Velobound in gray wrappers, paper title label, signed by Bukowski on the front cover. Smudges on the covers and small tears along the edges of the wraps. A faded stamp beside Bukowski's signature. A few dots of staining on the pages but otherwise clean. The official photocopy typescript of the adapted screenplay made into the 1981 Italian film Storie di ordinaria follia directed by Marco Ferreri, first released in France, January 1982, and starring Ben Gazzara as Charles Serking. Set in Bukowski's LA of grime, the French-Italian production of this screenplay wove together stories, lines, and moments from The Most Beautiful Woman in Town and Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and Tales of Ordinary Madness into one dramatic arc. 78 pages. Text on rectos only. Signed. Very good. Signed by Author(s).

Vintage French theatrical poster for the 1981 Italian/French film. Based on the 1972 short story collection "Erections, Ejaculation, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness" by Charles Bukowski. The first film adaptation of the author's work, and one of the most challenging films of the 1980s. Ben Gazzara and Ornelia Muti portray two self-destructive souls that become soulmates, hell-bent on sex, alcohol, and general torment. One of Gazzara's most unvarnished performances, having warmed up in the 1970s with a trio of Cassavetes films. 15.25 x 20.5 inches, rolled. Near Fine.

Vintage borderless color reference photograph from the 1981 film, showing Ben Gazzara and Katya Berger on a beach. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1972 short story collection "Erections, Ejaculation, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness" by Charles Bukowski. The first film adaptation of Bukowski's work, and one of the most challenging films of the 1980s. Shot on location in California, New York, and Georgia. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus, with the finish on the top portion of the photograph lightly worn.