The Source
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.
Directed by Chuck Workman
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Cast
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Johnny Depp Jack Kerouac -
Dennis Hopper William S. Burroughs -
John Turturro Allen Ginsberg -
Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage) -
William S. Burroughs Self (archive footage) -
Philip Glass Self - Robert Creeley Self
- Ann Charters Self
- George Steade Self
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David Amram Self -
Ed Sanders Self - Gregory Corso Self
Make it a double feature
2h 55m together
The Source
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