We have 47 williamburroughs other torrents for you. A man within is a probing look at the man whose works at once. 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 20th century literature. A probing, yet loving look at the man whose works at once savaged conservative ideals, spawned countercultural movements, and reconfigured 20th century culture, featuring neverbeforeseen footage of burroughs and interviews including patti smith, gus van sant, and david cronenberg. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work. Nov 17, 2010 a man within is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects burroughs, who was born in st. This extremely personal documentary breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. A vibrant portrait of a beat generation icon, william s burroughs. Jan 15, 2011 william burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. 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. 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.
Howard brookners 1983 film, burroughs, is probably definitive where the biography is concerned since brookner was. A man within by 25yearold director yony leyser continues this excavation and examination of william s burroughs behindthemask humanity in spectacular educational and inspirational form. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen. 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 smith and sonic youth, shows how burroughs spawned a countercultural movement. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters. Burroughs demurs on an answer, but a later interview subject isnt shy about revealing. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors.
A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and. The outstanding new documentary william s burroughs. Cover design by thomi wroblowski for a john calder edition, 1985. 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. Yony leysers new documentary seeks to find a man within the controversial writer, wife killer and drug addict. Watch the clip titled the rebel for the film william s. 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. The film is narrated by peter weller, with a soundtrack by patti smith.
The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan of american letters in the 20th century. Burroughs scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. A man within film francais torrent complet telecharger william s. A breezily stylized, very enjoyable trot through the writers life, theme by. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries. 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. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. 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. A man within, the first and only posthumous documentary about this legendary figure. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. Chris petit and mordant music release remix of the man who.
The film attempts to investigate borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point. A man within and thomas woschitzs universalove open the chicago international movies and music festival on thursday, march 4. Ken hollings broadcasting radio show on william s burroughs. A man within is a kind of genealogy of hip that connects burroughs, who was born in st. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. 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. 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. There is not a word or image wasted in a documentary you wish ran an extra halfhour beyond its condensed 90 minutes. The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan. Burroughs, published by olympia press and later by grove press in 1967.
Bouroughs some of the best actors, filmmakers and writers of the century assemble in william s. 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. Jun 14, 2010 however, his friends were left wondering, did william ever find happiness. A man within may lack some cohesion between all the different segments that make up the life of william burroughs, but in the end perhaps his life is one best told in snapshots. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. Louis in 1914, the wealthy harvardeducated grandson of the founder of the burroughs adding machine. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions.
Together with the soft machine and nova express it is part of a trilogy, referred to as the nova trilogy, created using the cutup technique, although for this book burroughs used a variant called the foldin method. A man within 2010 nova express 2009 chelsea on the rocks 2008. William s burroughs a man within2010 eng dvdrip today. Mostly, a man within is a breezily stylized, very enjoyable trot through the writers life, theme by theme, era by era. A man withinis the first and only posthumous documentary about this legendary figure. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s. If you ever thought there was no more mileage to be gained from wsb and expository films about him.
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. A new feature length independent documentary by director yony leyser. 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, jello biafra, and david cronenberg. The ticket that exploded is a 1962 novel by american author william s.
Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. William burroughs was a crazy man who believed crazy things, but when i read his books, i can actually hear his voice. A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Though some of the films most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own work in his dry, craggy monotone, leyser has placed his focus on the man behind the work. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. His controversial and daring works in reference to drug use and queer experience were among the first of their kind. 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. 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. William burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences.