William S. Burroughs a man within /
An in-depth look at the troubled and brilliant world of American author William S. Burroughs, one of the first writers to cross the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. Features never-before-seen archival footage and exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including John Wa...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[New York] :
Oscilloscope Laboratories,
[2011]
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| Edition: | Widescreen. |
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| Summary: | An in-depth look at the troubled and brilliant world of American author William S. Burroughs, one of the first writers to cross the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. Features never-before-seen archival footage and exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including John Waters, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra, and David Cronenberg. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally produced in 2010. Special features: Deleted scenes featuring Burroughs' art; home movies featuring Patti Smith, Steve Buscemi, Allen Ginsberg, and others; more of Burrough's shotgun art; Sonic Youth visits Burroughs in Lawrence, Kansas; Naked lunch 50th anniversary celebration; Rub out the world (music video featuring Burroughs reading The last words of Hassan Sabbah); Patti Smith reads Psalm 23 revisited; Q & A with director Yony Leyser at BFI Film Festival 2010. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; NTSC; all regions; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; stereo. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Ilko, Davidov ; music, John Bellows ... [et al.]. |