Synopsis:
Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997. Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater. In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats' meaning and impact.
Directed by: | Chuck Workman |
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Release date: | 1999-01-23 |
Runtime: | 88 minutes |
Cast:
Johnny Depp
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Dennis Hopper
William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs
John Turturro
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Self
Philip Glass
Self
Self
Robert Creeley
Self
Self
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Also known as:
- La source
- The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation