Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. Oso, handed me the following manuscript, an interview with william s. Not just looking back at the life of william s burroughs, but also 80s new york. Patti smith, john waters, iggy pop, gus van sant, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg.
In 1953, at the height of american conformism and anticommunist hysteria, william s. Director yony leyser was expelled from calarts and moved to kansas. A man within full movie in hd visit a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr. William seward burroughs february 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. As the title suggests, this article is mostly revolving around william burroughs. Louis gave birth to the wildest beat writer of them all a writer, thought the young burroughs, was rich and famous and possessed a powerful appetite for. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s. This interview appeared on july 30, 2007 to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of william s.
Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. 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. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. A man within yony leyser, 2010 addeddate 20121217 04. Burroughs, in full william seward burroughs, born february 5, 1914, st. Burroughs edited by ira silverberg edited by james grauerholz.
A man within sheds a lot of lightsometimes fractured lighton the life of the influential yet enigmatic beat poet william s. Burroughs who would have been 100 years old today, february 5, 2014. French version of the text is at the end of the article, all translations are mine. The best parts of a man within reveal the man behind the public persona, one haunted by his wifes deaththe result of drunken, william tellinspired gunplayand resistant to opening himself up to love. Showing at the 54th bfi london film festival, yony leysers film is a riveting and emotional journey into the world of a man many considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night. A second edition, published in 1971 in cambridge, england, contained additional french translation by jean chopin. Burroughs scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. A paranoid is someone who knows a little of whats going on. New documentary offers haunting portrait of beat writer william s. Burroughs published junky, an irresistible strungout ode to the joys and perversities of drug addiction. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues the film uses archival footage and interviews with john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer porridge, sonic youth, laurie anderson, amiri baraka.
A man within proves that peter weller has starred in other movies except for robocop, namely naked lunch which is based on the works and life of william. The outstanding new documentary william s burroughs. A man within touches only briefly on naked lunch and its impact, and most of his 17 other novels arent even mentioned in the film. Burroughs, in turn given to him by an assistant to allen ginsberg, ginsberg having blessed it for inclusion in the magazine. Hes like another kind of bible, is how patti smith describes william. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate. Instead of the crusty old queer, or the unrepentant junkie, or black sheep of a wealthy family, this picture presents a better sense of the author within the milieu of his times and circles. His work is put within a foucauldian perspective analyzing the society of control. Bouroughs some of the best actors, filmmakers and writers of the century assemble in william s. A man within is the first fulllength documentary to look at the entire life of the beat and punk icon, author of junky, queer, and naked lunch. A man within is a wellcrafted, brand new documentary which attempts to open up the legendary figure and see what made him tick. Addressing queer and drug culture in the 1950s, his novel naked lunch became one of the most recognised and respected of contemporary literary works, and has influenced generations of artists.
Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues. Burroughs that was first published in 1970 by expanded media editions in west germany. The electronic revolution is an essay collection by william s. Bookseller overview upcoming releases full catalog download contact. Burroughs reader finally brings the authors actual. Featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer. This extremely personal documentary breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time.
Oct 21, 2010 i called the film william s burroughs. Jan 15, 2011 william burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. William burroughs, unabridged our town chicago reader. A man within, the first and only posthumous documentary about this legendary figure. The burroughs of miless 600plus pages is both ghastlier and more impressive than previous models, sliding through the world like a cross between sam spade and flat stanley. One of the most intimate and intriguing portraits of the iconic author. His sexual explicitness he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and. Burroughs recites edgar allan poes the mask of the red death, the priest they called him, top tracks. William burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen.
Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Season 12 2m 3s an iconoclast who himself became an icon, william burroughs explored the outer boundaries of culture and. Vampire stories are all the rage, thanks to the popularity of stephenie meyers twilight series. Download hundreds of free audio books by such authors as twain, tolstoy, hemingway. A man within by 25yearold director yony leyser continues this excavation and examination of william s burroughs behindthemask humanity in spectacular educational and inspirational form. A man within because burroughs used the term a man within twice in naked lunch, yony leyser, the films 26yearold director, explains, adding. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature. However, his friends were left wondering, did william ever find happiness. A man within andris i like burroughs work and he certainly was an interesting character but i thought this documentary was kind of boring especially because most of the interviewees were just bad. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s. Burroughs a man within explores the controversial writer and junkie, who infamously shot and killed his own wife and wrote about his debauched lifestyle as a narcotics fiend, travelling the globe inhabiting and haunting cities like a phantom. Director yony leyser interviewed on this disc as one of the many extras explains how his fascination with burroughs and his work led to his pursuit of telling the.
A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Nov 17, 2010 a little later in this documentary, a man within, there is a pungent video of burroughss incantatory recitation of his 1986 thanksgiving prayer, a facetious rundown of horrors to be. A breezily stylized, very enjoyable trot through the writers life, theme by. Though some of the films most striking moments come from readings in which burroughs recites his own work in his dry, craggy monotone, leyser has placed his focus on the man behind the work. Now i happen to know the best continuity man in the industry, only handles boys. A little later in this documentary, a man within, there is a pungent video of burroughss incantatory recitation of his 1986 thanksgiving prayer, a facetious rundown of horrors to be. He was a contemporary and friend of writers allen ginsberg and jack kerouac. If you ever thought there was no more mileage to be gained from wsb and expository films about him. Oct, 2010 featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, genesis breyer. Ballard, author of crash and other controversial works, on the late, legendary william s. During an shared interview, allen ginsberg asks whether burroughs ever felt attracted to him.
Dracula by bram stoker was the first vampire novel i read and ever since i have. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. A man withinis the first and only posthumous documentary about this legendary figure. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist. Tom king is a writer, gardener and the resident caretaker of the william burroughs house in lawrence, kansas. Circa 1995, one of the editors of the original sensitive skin, mr. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon.
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