The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (Deluxe Two-Disc Set)
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Through archival footage and insightful interviews with Ginsberg and such peers as Ken Kesey, Norman Mailer, Joan Baez, William S. Two-disc set. 84 min. Soundtrack: English; biography; bonus footage; featurettes; interviews; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailer. Burroughs, and Timothy Leary, you'll get new insight into the life of a true original. This chronicle of poet-pacifist-sexual outlaw-beat king Allen Ginsberg is a compassionate look at the man and his considerable legacy.
--Trinie Dalton The film transcends simple Ginsberg descriptions by framing his life with historical happenings to contextualize the author's words and actions. The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg reminds the viewer that there is no better example of an artist devoted to a life of letters, activism, and idealism than the original beatnik. The film unravels Ginsberg's obsession for life and death around his mother's nervous breakdown and his father's affinity for poetry. The re-release of Jerry Aronson's biopic, The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg, timed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of "Howl," suits this wonderful documentary and proves Ginsberg central to all radical artistic and political movements of the past 60 years. Ample footage of Ginsberg's stepmother provides a sensitive outsider's opinion on how he blossomed into one of the most spontaneous minds of the century. The feature-length film, segmented by decade, provides ample footage of Ginsberg's life; but extras added into this package, including footage of his memorial and 35 interviews with artists inspired by the visionary poet--from Beck to Lawrence Ferlinghetti--solidify Ginsberg as an American cultural icon. Interviews with Ginsberg from each decade, both amongst his Beat friends like Burroughs and Huncke, and later with talk show hosts William Buckley and Dick Cavett, show the author's progression from sexual politics in the '40s and '50s to the "politics of ecstasy" in the '60s and '70s, when he founded the Flower Power movement with Tim Leary, and later, Naropa Institute.
Product Info
- Actor
- Joan Baez, William F. Buckley, William S. Burroughs, Abbie Hoffman, Ken Kesey Allen Ginsberg
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.33:1
- Audience Rating
- Binding
- DVD
- EAN
- 0717119942649
- EAN List
- EANListElement: 0717119942649
- Format
- Black & White, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
- Label
- New Yorker
- Manufacturer
- New Yorker
- Number Of Discs
- 1
- Package Quantity
- 1
- Product Group
- DVD
- Product Type Name
- ABIS_DVD
- Publisher
- New Yorker
- Region Code
- 1
- Release Date
- 2007-07-17
- Running Time
- 84
- SKU
- DSHI8124
- Studio
- New Yorker
- Title
- The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg (Deluxe Two-Disc Set)
- UPC
- 717119942649
- UPC List
- UPCListElement: 717119942649
- ASIN
- B000PHX4S8
- Sales Rank
- 78288
