William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 27 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: February 15, 2011
- Originally Released: 2010
- Label: Oscilloscope
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Yony Leyser | |
Music by | Wilderness Road & Oroku | |
Screenwriting by | Yony Leyser | |
Composition by | Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, Patti Smith, Bachir Attar, John Bellows, Bernard, Devin McNulty, Master Musicians of Jajouka & JJ | |
Director of Photography: | Eric Burton | |
Hosted by | Peter Weller, David Cronenberg, John Waters, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Patti Smith, James Grauerholz, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, André Leon Talley, Anne Waldman, Dean Ripa, Dennis Daily, Diane DiPrima, Fred Aldrich, Genesis P-Orridge, Grant Hart, Hal Willner, Jello Biafra, Marcus Ewert, Robert McColl, Steve Silberman, Thurston Moore, Tom Peschio, V. Vale, Victor Bockris & Wayne Propst |
Entertainment Reviews:
Yony Leyser is unduly proud of being kicked out of film school, especially because his first feature film displays so many of the amateur mistakes that might have been solved by a couple more years in the classroom
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New York Press
Leyser's collation of interviews and stock footage is polished enough to effectively perpetuate the Burroughs legend.
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Village Voice
Rating: B- --
At a mere 88 minutes, it feels a bit glancing. But as an introduction or refresher course, it gets the job done.
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AV Club
Rating: B --
Engrossing documentary tells us all the vital things we should know about William Burroughs.
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A MAN WITHIN is embellished with scratchy line drawing that evokes Burroughs's skeletal vision of humanity.
New York Times
Rating: 3/4 --
One fascinating tribute.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Rating: 5/5 --
There is not a word or image wasted in a documentary you wish ran an extra half-hour beyond its condensed 90 minutes.
New York Times
Product Description:
The curious life of controversial avant-garde author and Beat poet William S. Burroughs serves as the subject of this documentary from Chicago-based filmmaker Yony Leyser. 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 infamy when his groundbreaking novel NAKED LUNCH was banned in the U.S. David Cronenberg, John Waters, Genesis P-Orridge, Patty Smith, Gus Van Sant, Laurie Anderson, and other celebrities/artists influenced by Burroughs' surreal body of work weigh in on why his influence today is still as strong as it was when he was in peak form.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 25,058
- UPC: 896602002272
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