The Source 1999

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
Release date: 1999-01-23
Runtime: 88 minutes
Cast:
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
Jack Kerouac 
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
William S. Burroughs 
John Turturro
John Turturro
Allen Ginsberg 
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Self 
Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley
Self 
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Also known as:
  • La source
  • The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation