Narrated by Robert Downey Jr, powerful and thrilling documentary on the author of ”Requiem for a Dream.”

Narrated by Robert Downey, Jr, featuring: Lou Reed, Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Darren Aronofsky, Uli Edel, Henry Rollins, Jerry Stahl, Richard Price, Nick Tosches. This documentary is a harrowing and engaging exploration into the life and art of the renowned author Hubert Selby Jr, who, against all odds, overcame tuberculosis, drug addiction and financial ruin to reach international acclaim with his controversial novels. His canon of work represents 7 of the most remarkable and distinctly American books ever written. His novels LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN and REQUIEM FOR A DREAM went on to gain the literary respect they deserved and both become major motion pictures.

Additional Details

Label: Eclectic

Genre: Spoken word

Run Time: 79 mins

Region: 1

Release Date: 08/24/10

UPC: 022891208297