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The Source

5.6(16)19991h 28m3

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's 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, Kerouac's death, and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's 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.

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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$360.9K
Language
English
  • biography
  • writer
  • gay theme
  • gay artist

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereFestival du film de Sundance23 Jan 1999

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The Source was released on 23 January 1999.

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