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The Beats : an existential comedy
- Summary
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A film that captures the magic of the Beat generation and their continuing legacy expands into a larger discussion of what it meant to be a poet in America when the ignoble spirit of McCarthyism wa...
A film that captures the magic of the Beat generation and their continuing legacy expands into a larger discussion of what it meant to be a poet in America when the ignoble spirit of McCarthyism was loose in the land. From Venice to North Beach to Greenwich Village, the Beats found answers in Buddhism, friendship, and the power of their words. Using an emotional tone which is exactly right and a lovely style of filmic poetry, the beats are immortalized here with heart and soul.
Details
- Creator
- a Venice of America film production ; Raven Productions presents a film by Philomene Long
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [New York, NY] : Cinema Guild, [1999?]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in
- OCLC
- ocm36555460
- Credits
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- Aya, Shirley Clarke, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Hirschman, Stuart Z. Perkoff, Frank T. Rios, Viva, Andy Warhol
- Director, Philomene Long ; producer, Jay D. Kugelman ; music, Si Perkoff
Subjects
- Bohemianism -- United States.
- Poets, American -- 20th century.
- Authors, American -- 20th century.
- Beats (Persons)
- Subculture -- United States -- Influence.
- Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
- North Beach (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
- Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.