Cinematic background from Barfly 1987 - Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.

Barfly

1987

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors:
Barbet Schroeder
Writers:
Charles Bukowski
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Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman standing in a room with a neon sign in the background; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man in a field with a bunch of leaves on his head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people standing in front of an exit sign; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman with long brown hair wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – An older man sitting at a table with a cigarette in his hand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a bar drinking beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on a bed holding a cell phone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting at a table with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man standing in front of a dirty wall in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man smoking a cigarette while driving a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman standing in front of a neon sign; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – An older woman sitting on the side of the street reading; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A car parked on the side of the road next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting next to each other at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman sitting at a table in a dimly - lit room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of men sitting at a bar with drinks; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on the floor holding a bottle of beer; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two people in the back seat of a red convertible car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a table together; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting at a table with a cigarette in their mouth; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a bar with drinks; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman at a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman talking to each other in a bar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman are holding a bottle of alcohol; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting at a table with a sandwich in front of him; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man with long hair is smoking a cigarette while a woman looks on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A car parked on the side of the road in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman face to face in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two people walking down the sidewalk in front of crabby joe's; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman and a man sitting at a table talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two men face each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two people kissing in the back seat of a red car; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on a bed holding a bottle of beer; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting at a table in front of an old suitcase; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Three people sitting at a table in front of a man smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a table drinking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman standing next to each other at a bar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman sitting in front of a tv in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two men sitting at a table in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man walking into a store with a bud light sign on the door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man talking on a phone next to a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman laying in a bed together; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person sitting at a table; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman sitting at a table in a store; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man holding a pair of glasses in front of his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on a couch writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A group of people sitting at a bar drinking and smoking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman with long blonde hair sitting next to a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on a couch talking on the phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man standing next to a fan in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man talking on a phone while sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man standing at a counter in front of an old jukebox; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman riding in the back of a red car down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – Two men and an older woman looking through a pair of binoculars; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person sitting on a couch holding a cup; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman in the back seat of a car; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting on a bed in front of a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A woman sitting next to a man in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A busy city street with cars parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Barfly” (1987), directed by Barbet Schroeder – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car while smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle