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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]. |
Abstract:
"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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