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Factotum (film)
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| Directed by | Bent Hamer |
| Produced by | Bent Hamer Jim Stark |
| Starring | Matt Dillon Lili Taylor Marisa Tomei |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Factotum is a film directed by Bent Hamer, adapted from the novel by Charles Bukowski. The film is principally a Norwegian production, although with an American cast. It was released in Norway in 2005 and distributed in the U.S. by IFC Films in 2006. It was released on DVD in the U.S. on 26 December 2006.
Bukowski's book, also titled Factotum, was published in 1975. It centers on the character of Henry Chinaski, who is widely known to be Bukowski’s alter ego.
In the film, Chinaski (Matt Dillon) considers himself a writer, and on occasion writes. Mostly he quests for alcohol and women that sidetrack and seduce him, rather than inspire greatness. When he falls for Jan (Lili Taylor), the soulful connection fails to save either from their self-destructive ways, and the relationship totters between earnest understanding and reflective loathing.
- On April 14, 2005, in Trondheim, Norway, this became the first movie in the world to be shown with a 4K digital cinema projector.[citation needed]
- Sean Penn was the first choice for the role of Chinaski.[citation needed]
- This is the second movie Matt Dillon has done with a Norwegian director. The first one was One Night at McCool's with director Harald Zwart
- Official site
- Factotum at the Internet Movie Database
- Factotum at Rotten Tomatoes
- Factotum at Metacritic
- Factotum at Box Office Mojo
- Review of Factotum by Charles T. Downey (Ionarts, 28 August 2006)
