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Tales of Ordinary Madness (Widescreen) | 
| Director: Marco Ferreri
Actors: Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti, Susan Tyrrell, Tanya Lopert, Roy Brocksmith
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
This item is no longer available
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 56939
Format: Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 0
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305269122
UPC: 014381478228
EAN: 9786305269120
ASIN: 6305269122
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Release Date: October 1, 2002
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From Amazon.com
"Style is the answer to everything," intones skid row poet Charles Serking, played by the suitably grizzled and worn Ben Gazarra, to his somnambulistic audience. Serking is, of course, a not-at-all veiled stand-in for beat legend Charles Bukowksi, whose autobiographical short stories were the basis for this film. But Serking, in many ways, comes off more like a gin-soaked fantasy of a skid row Hemingway whose sports of choice are alcohol, women, and sex. Behind the salt-and-pepper beard and rummy eyes lies an actor too poised to allow himself to fully sink into the alcoholic sloppiness that Mickey Rourke so easily brought to the screen in the less pretentious and more concise IBarfly/I, which Bukowski himself scripted. But if Italian-born director Marco Ferreri stumbles over the self-conscious dialogue, he's right at home capturing the seedy atmosphere of dim, run-down apartments and underlit bars in the real Hollywood Serking calls home. When Serking's fling with the stunning, self-mutilating Italian hooker Cass (Ornella Muti, who puts her oversized safety pin to some rather startling uses) becomes too emotional, he takes the anonymous safety of the streets--crashing in a flophouse, passing around a bottle with a listless knot of derelicts. Serking melds right in with the littered streets and lost souls, a real man of the people. Suddenly you see it: he's got style. I--Sean Axmaker/I
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 SAD, FASCINATING,POETIC,SPELLBINDING April 15, 2003
Vanessa Ryan (Melbourne, Victoria Australia)
I just first saw 'Tales Of Ordinary Madness' yesterday. I like this film. At times living through the eyes of Charlie seems gluemy and useless, but I'm constantly fascinated and wondering the outcome. I only brought this film because I'm a hugh fan and LOVE Ornella Muti, but I'm glad I've had the chance to see this film. I recommend this film. And not just because Ornella is in it.Although it does't hurt because Ornella is really good in this film. Ornella is just beautiful as always but her acting always leaves me wanting/craving for more. If your a Ornella Muti fan this should definitely be in your collection. But other than that this film is fascinating but if you havn't seen this film don't expect a uplifting, happy film. This film may not be for every one.brBy Justine Ryan
 strange, disturbed, frightening and facinating December 15, 2001
This movie works only if you let your imagination sulk to the very Id of one's being. This is not commonplace material and is only for a limited audience. One needs to understand that madness is more norm than exception, and the beautiful almost lost art of self destruction is just below the surface of many of us.
Better than Barfly March 3, 2001
Tales... actually makes Bukowski sympathetic as he tries to find love and sex in the L.A. underground. His harrowing adventures are interesting because he brings them all on himself. Some of the scenes get too dark and go too long, but Gazzara is great. Barfly was tedious and dull, this is much better.
not a superb film June 12, 2000
Guelten anly (Istanbul,Turkey)
Actually it's not as good as the other ornella muti's films.But if you like ornella you should check this one.The film includes a little erotism with the amazing beautiy of ornella muti.
To each his own July 13, 1999
Matthew A. Riggs (Indianapolis, IN)
If you like Bukowski, you'll love this movie. If you don't like him, you won't like this movie at all. It's just that simple, folks.
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