Bukowski: The Last Straw (2008)
• April 22nd, 2008 • 1h 14min
Documentary
Overview
The Last Straw is a film documenting the very last live poetry reading given by Charles Bukowski at The Sweetwater, a music club in Redondo Beach, California on March 31, 1980
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