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Words of advice : William S. Burroughs on the road

Author: William S BurroughsLars MovinSteen Møller RasmussenJames GrauerholzJohn GiornoAll authors
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Microcinema International, ©2010.
Edition/Format:   DVD video : PAL color broadcast system : NTSC color broadcast system   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"In 1983, the counter culture icon and author of the cult classic Naked lunch (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), traveled throughout the Scandinavian countries making a series of personal apperances. Twenty years later filmmakers Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen found never-before-seen footage of his Copenhagen visit and set out on the road to record new material, telling the story of the ... author's  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Feature films
Biographical films
Documentary films
Nonfiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Biography
Named Person: William S Burroughs; William S Burroughs; William S Burroughs; William S Burroughs
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material, Book
All Authors / Contributors: William S Burroughs; Lars Movin; Steen Møller Rasmussen; James Grauerholz; John Giorno; Hal Willner; Danske filminstitut.; Plagiat Film.; Microcinema, Inc.
OCLC Number: 638978470
Language Note: NTSC version in English; PAL version in English with Danish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Notes: Title from container.
Originally produced in 2007.
Extras include: An almost complete documentation of Burroughs' reading in Copenhagen Oct. 29th, 1983 (30:17 min.); A statement by Ann Douglas at Columbia University September 18, 2003 (6:52 min.); two short tribute films, One shot I + II (1:12 + 0:40 min.), celebrating Burroughs' shotgun art.
Credits: Camera, Steen Møller Rasmussen ; editor, music, Niels Plenge.
Performer(s): Featuring James Grauerholz, John Giorno, Hal Willner, Jennie Skerl, Ann Douglas, Regina Weinreich, and others.
Target Audience: Not rated.
Description: 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Details: DVD; NTSC/PAL, all regions; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; double-sided disc.
Other Titles: William S. Burroughs on the road
Responsibility: [det Danske Filminstitut ; Plagiat Film presents] ; a film by Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen ; [written, directed and produced by Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen].

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"In 1983, the counter culture icon and author of the cult classic Naked lunch (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), traveled throughout the Scandinavian countries making a series of personal apperances. Twenty years later filmmakers Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen found never-before-seen footage of his Copenhagen visit and set out on the road to record new material, telling the story of the ... author's later work -- especially what is known as The Last Trilogy -- and his unique performance skills ..."--Container.

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