William S. Burroughs : a man within

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Statement of responsibility: Oscilloscope Laboratories ; Yonilizer Productions and Bulletproof Film present ; a film by Yony Leyser ; co-produced by Ilko Davidov and Carmine Cervi ; produced, written, and directed by Yony Leyser

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Summary: William Burroughs: the Beats éminence grise, "literary outlaw, " culture hero to generations of poets, musicians, artists, and filmmakers who had their minds blown by his 1959 classic, banned-in-America "Naked Lunch." This film covers his life in a straightforward manner, but the portrait drawn is at odds with the character who wrote in outlandish graphic detail about then-forbidden sexuality in the 1950s and '60s. Heir to a family that lost its money, Harvard-educated and conservative in his attire, Burroughs--despite fame and acclaim--was troubled, reserved, and battled with addiction his entire life. Despite the openness of his prose, this film reveals Burroughs in the contradictions he embodied--a man generously affectionate with friends and acolytes, whose avuncular veneer covered up a haunting, enduring loneliness

Credits note: Editor, Ilko Davidov ; music by Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth, Jesse Smith, Patti Smith, Devin McNulty, The Master Musicians of Jajouka led by Bachir Attar, John Bellows, JJ and Bernard ; animation, Aimee Goguen, Dillon Markey ; camera, Carlos Benvides, Eric Burton, Rollin Hunt, Michael Raines, Scott Reis, Michael Schwesheimer, Sam Storn

PerformerNote: Narrated by Peter Weller; commentators, John Waters, Peter Weller, James Grauerholz, Amiri Baraka, V. Vale, Dennis M. Dailey, Ira Silverberg, Laurie Anderson, Victor Bockris, Patti Smith, Marcus Ewert, Gus Van Sant, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Barry Miles, Regina Weinreich, Diane DiPrima, Iggy Pop, Tom Peschio, Wayne Propst, Robert McColl, Fred Aldrich, Patricia Elliot Marvin, Dean Ripa, Anne Waldman, John Giorno, Steve Silberman, David Cronenberg, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Jello Biafra, Hal Willner, Grant Hart; archive footage, Allen Ginsberg, Andy Warhol

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