Made in Fante , Dan Fante writer portrait - Documentary
“Made in Fante, Dan Fante portrait writer haunted by his father. Not easy to be the son of a great writer. Especially when it comes to John Fante, angry, runner and alcoholic. Dan Fante has long lived in the shadow of the mythical father. He recounts his life of wandering in New York, away from the Los Angeles of his childhood, made odd jobs and especially alcohol and drugs. For Dan Fante pushed mimicry to sink like his famous sire in the hell of the bottle. But reached the forties, he manages to fulfill the dream he has long cherished: write. He published his first novel, "In spewing from the top of buildings," in which he staged his double, Bruno Dante. Others will follow, under assumed influence of ... Charles Bukowski and John Fante. "After I reread. Many times. Not bad this poem. I thought about Jonathan Dante. It was for him that I had written it. I allowed myself to write more and all would be for him, "he writes in another of his books" The angels have nothing in their pockets. " This documentary journey between Italy and Los Angeles with a passage through the California desert, Dan Fante says its difficult emancipation of the father figure. Today fifties, he says he still dreams of him often. Family meetings also show that the ghost of John Fante still haunts all.”
Director: François and Stéphane Muller Lecauchois
