William s burroughs a man within film complet

A man within andris i like burroughs work and he certainly was an interesting character but i thought this documentary was kind of boring especially because most of the interviewees were just bad. Burroughs celebrity profile check out the latest william s. Camera a serviceable documentary, mostly comprising talking heads and footage taken towards the end of his life, burroughs being a sounding board for rock stars and artists over several decades. 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. Home movies featuring patti smith, steve buscemi, allen ginsberg, and others. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the beat generation the other two being his friends jack kerouac and allen ginsberg, was born in st. 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.

Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. Son roman le festin nu naked lunch est une des oeuvres les plus. This is a collection of films made in collaboration with burroughs, gysin and balch. A man within is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. Watch the clip titled the rebel for the film william s. Burroughss life is explored and exposed, warts and all.

A man within provides a rare and intimate look at one of the most influential artists of our time. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. After being kicked out of film school, he moved to lawrence, kansas, and began his passionate first feature film, william s. But the new film does offer an additional quarter centurys hindsight on burroughs, who succeeded spectacularly in. And director yony leyser has come up with an ending that will take your breath away. 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.

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. Louis gave birth to the wildest beat writer of them all a writer, thought the young burroughs, was rich and famous and possessed a powerful appetite for. Burroughs a man within explores the controversial writer and junkie, who infamously shot and killed his own wife and wrote about his debauched lifestyle as a narcotics fiend, travelling the globe inhabiting and haunting cities like a phantom. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. In a collaboration between burroughs and director howard brookner the film.

Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled. The movie is the first and only documentary to be made about and with the full participation of writer william s. A man within full english full movie online william s. The film features never before seen footage of william s. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. Burroughs demurs on an answer, but a later interview subject isnt shy about revealing. This is the first documentary depicting burroughs as the complex man he was, defying. A man within yony leyser, 2010 addeddate 20121217 04. 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. 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. Burroughs, in full william seward burroughs, born february 5, 1914, st. His controversial and daring works in reference to drug use and queer experience were among the first of their kind.

During an shared interview, allen ginsberg asks whether burroughs ever felt attracted to him. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. A man within, about one of the most interesting icons of the 20th century. William s burroughs filmographie le guide des films en. A man within is a featurelength documentary by yony leyser, and is, so the makers say, the first posthumous documentary about the always essential writer. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work. Louis in 1914, the wealthy harvardeducated grandson of the founder of the burroughs adding machine. Louis, missouri, on february 5, 1914, to the son of the founder of the burroughs adding machine co. The film is narrated by peter weller, with a soundtrack by patti smith and sonic. A man within is screening at film festivals all over europe right now and coming back to the united states for more dates this spring. 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. Burroughs was called the godfather of the beat generation. Yony leyser is a 25yearold filmmaker living in chicago, illinois.

It includes footage from the beat hotel paris, from tangier and new york. This compilation of interviews, candid video and news footage proves only the futility in any attempt to penetrate the armour of a man who spent his entire life under the scrutinising eye of the art world. A man within won the van gogh award for best biography, amsterdam international film festival, the netherlands, along with the gold kahuna award, honolulu international film festival, hawaii. Howard brookners 1983 film, burroughs, is probably definitive where the biography is concerned since brookner was. The best parts of a man within reveal the man behind the public persona, one haunted by his wifes deaththe result of drunken, william tellinspired gunplayand resistant to opening himself up to love. Cover design by thomi wroblowski for a john calder edition, 1985. A man within is a probing yet loving portrait of the man who shattered the boundaries of. A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s.

A man within combines vintage film with current footage of those who knew, worked with, loved, and were influenced or mentored by burroughs, including former lovers and artists like patti smith, john waters, jello biafra, peter weller, steve buscemi, and thurston moore of sonic youth. Though some of the film s most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own. A man within is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects burroughs, who was born in st. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. A man within is a probing look at the man whose works at once. Burroughs photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Burroughs, yony leyser manages only to find his shell. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate. A man within because burroughs used the term a man within twice in naked lunch, yony leyser, the film s 26yearold director, explains, adding. The last section is one hour from a fivehour film called ghosts at no. The film was named as one of 2010s top 10 movies by sight and sound magazine. 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.