The Source (1999)

The Source 1999 Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouacs meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S Burroughs in 1997 Three actors provide dramatic interpretations of the work of these three writers, and the film chronicles their friendships, their arrival into American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouacs death, and Ginsbergs politicization Their movement connects with bebop, John Cages music, abstract expressionism, and living theater In recent interviews, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kesey, Ferlinghetti, Mailer, Jerry Garcia, Tom Hayden, Gary Snyder, Ed Sanders, and others measure the Beats meaning and impact

Genre: Documentary , Biography , History

Actor: Johnny Depp , John Turturro , Dennis Hopper

Director: Chuck Workman

Country: English

Release: 23 Jan 1999

Duration: 88 min

Quality: HD

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