Patti smith, john waters, iggy pop, gus van sant, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg. A man within provides a rare and intimate look at one of the most influential artists of our time. His thoughts were clouded yet always concise and his work as a writer, traveler and consumer of controlled substances revealed profound ideas on human sexuality, humanity, u. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work.
Though some of the films most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own. Nov 17, 2010 a man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. William burroughs call me burroughs releases discogs. Burroughs including a tape recorded experiment called paranormal voices, a cutup experiment of brion gysin, experiments with sommerville, messages from dreams, the last words of dutch schultz, and phrases of minimal context. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors.
William, the reconstruction of william zero, jeg er william. Friends, colleagues, collaborators, lovers, and neighbors all are represented in this gentle biopic of william s. The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. The burroughs file proves not only was there a method to the book reminded me of the uncanny power of burroughs mind and why i was so fascinated with his work so many years ago. As a writer and a man, contradictions defined william s. Apr 14, 2014 waters is featured in the 2010 documentary, william s. Photograph of ginsberg and burroughs by hank oneal. Nov 05, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. Born into a wellestablished family, he carried himself with an aristocratic air, even when reciting grotesque narratives of drug addiction, or rapturously explicit descriptions of gay sex. Photograph of patti smith and burroughs by allen ginsberg. Watch the clip titled the rebel for the film william s.
Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth and david cronenberg, yony leysers william s. Burroughs was called the godfather of the beat generation. Oct, 2010 featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. William 650x subtitles download movie and tv series.
A man within may lack some cohesion between all the different segments that make up the life of william burroughs, but in the end perhaps his life is one best told in snapshots. Jan 15, 2011 william burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. Featuring archival footage of burroughs, as well as interviews with confidants such as john waters, patti smith and iggy pop, the film, set to a soundtrack by patti smith and sonic youth, shows how burroughs spawned a countercultural movement. Photograph of james grauerholz and burroughs by udo breger. A man within is the first fulllength documentary to look at the entire life of the beat and punk icon, author of junky, queer, and naked lunch. The show is narrated by iggy pop whose voice, in announcer mode, bears an. Instead of the crusty old queer, or the unrepentant junkie, or black sheep of a wealthy family, this picture presents a better sense of the author within the milieu of his times and circles. Free download from source, api support, millions of users.
A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film. William burroughs, unabridged our town chicago reader. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues the film uses archival footage and interviews with john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer porridge, sonic youth, laurie anderson, amiri baraka. William seward burroughs, anvet dindan e anv pluenn william s. Burroughs is one of the most mythologized american authors of the 20th century. Addressing queer and drug culture in the 1950s, his novel naked lunch became one of the most recognised and respected of contemporary literary works, and has influenced generations of artists. A man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, queer is an enigma both an unflinching autobiographical selfportrait and. Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including john waters, genesis porridge, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth, anne waldman, george condo, hal willner, james grauerholz, amiri baraka, jello biafra, v.
A gay drug addict who shot to infamy with his unguarded look at the drug and queer cultures, burroughs made headlines when he shot his wife in mexico city, and achieved. Burroughs serves as the subject of this documentary from chicagobased filmmaker yony leyser. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. Jun 14, 2010 the film features never before seen footage of william s. On february 20, 2014, waters brought his oneman stage show, this filthy world, to the lawrence arts center lac, part of a series of events related to the exhibition william s. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. A man within touches only briefly on naked lunch and its impact, and most of his 17 other novels arent even mentioned in the film. New documentary offers haunting portrait of beat writer william s. Written by graham rae and published by realitystudio on 23 april 2010. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra.
William burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. Frail and professorial in appearance, he surrounded himself with firearms and other types of weaponry with the commitment of a fetishist. A man within proves that peter weller has starred in other movies except for robocop, namely naked lunch which is based on the works and life of william. The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan of american letters in the 20th century. Burroughs with many currents of americas outlaw cultural tradition. Records and covers by artists monographs by bilirubin. A man within and thomas woschitzs universalove open the chicago international movies and music festival on thursday, march 4. A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. A probing, yet loving look at the man whose works at once savaged conservative ideals, spawned countercultural movements, and reconfigured 20th century culture, featuring neverbeforeseen footage of burroughs and interviews including patti smith, gus van sant, and david cronenberg. A man within full movie in hd visit a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr. A man within 2010 the life and work of the novelist. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. The film features never before seen footage of william s.
William s burroughs, one third of the beat generations literary tripartite with allen ginsberg and jack kerouac, is the subject of a new featurelength documentary, screened this week at. The curious life of controversial avantgarde author and beat poet william s. Most of this material was produced during the same time as his nova trilogy the soft machine, the ticket that exploded, and nova express, i. Ebook william s burroughs 6 as pdf download portable. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and. A vibrant portrait of a beat generation icon, william s burroughs. William s burroughs filmographie le guide des films en. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen. Though some of the films most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own work in his dry, craggy monotone, leyser has placed his focus on the man behind the work.
A new feature length independent documentary by director yony leyser. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist. Waters is featured in the 2010 documentary, william s. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. The film attempts to investigate borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. Burroughs has been overripe for the kind of substantive, stylistically simpatico docu treatment he gets from helmer yony leyser, whose william. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature.
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