Barfly

A pair of poets who treat bar tabs like love letters. One writes drunk, the other drinks like it’s a job. The only thing that soars is the hair-of-the-dog dialogue.

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Barbet Schroeder directed Barfly in 1987. See Barbet Schroeder's full filmography, where to start with Barbet Schroeder, or where to go after you've seen everything by Barbet Schroeder.

Barfly was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.