William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Oscilloscope Laboratories presents ; a Yonilizer production ; in association with Bulletproof Film ; a film by Yony Leyser ; co-produced by Ilko Davidov and Carmine Cervi ; produced, written, and directed by Yony Leyser.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Leyser, Yony, producer, director. .

Weller, Peter, 1947- narrator. .

Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), publisher. .

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.

Burroughs, William S.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (88 min.)

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Oscilloscope Laboratories 2023

Summary:

A vibrant portrait of a Beat Generation icon, WILLIAM S BURROUGHS: A MAN WITHIN explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. Featuring archival footage of Burroughs, as well as interviews with confidants such as John Waters, Patti Smith and Iggy Pop, the film, set to a soundtrack by Patti Smith and Sonic Youth, shows how Burroughs spawned a countercultural movement

Participant:

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.

Credits:

Directed by Yony Leyser.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen. .

OCLC:

1409332204

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license