Words of advice : William S. Burroughs on the road / [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].
"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 f...
Uniform Title: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Language: | English Danish |
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English |
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NTSC version in English; PAL version in English with Danish subtitles. Closed captioned. |
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San Francisco, CA :
Microcinema International,
[2010], ©2010.
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Series: | Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
Variant Title: |
William S. Burroughs on the road. |
Format: | Video DVD |
Summary: |
"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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Note: | 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. Videorecording. |
Call Number: | CV7 D0121212 VideoDVD |
Audience: |
Not rated. |
Credits: | Camera, Steen Møller Rasmussen ; editor, music, Niels Plenge. |
System Details: | DVD; NTSC/PAL, all regions; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; double-sided disc. |
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Featuring James Grauerholz, John Giorno, Hal Willner, Jennie Skerl, Ann Douglas, Regina Weinreich, and others. |