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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. The film features never before seen footage of william s. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues. Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including john waters, genesis porridge, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth, anne waldman, george condo, hal willner, james grauerholz, amiri baraka, jello biafra, v. The film was shown as part of bfi london film festival and is currently being screened in various locations across the world. The film is narrated by peter weller, with a soundtrack by patti smith and sonic youth. 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. Burroughs and his relationship with the queer world. A man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. Its subject is weird, but despite the brief avantgarde sequences used as buffers between the praising heads, its method isnt comments. Photograph of ginsberg and burroughs by hank oneal.

A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A vibrant portrait of a beat generation icon, william s burroughs. A man within combines vintage film with current footage of those who knew, worked with, loved, and were influenced or mentored by burroughs, including former lovers and artists like patti smith, john waters, jello biafra, peter weller, steve buscemi, and thurston moore of sonic youth. Written by graham rae and published by realitystudio on 23 april 2010. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature. Burroughss life is explored and exposed, warts and all. The latter part of the title, whilst a slightly clumsy beatstiein to jack kerouacs most. When i was writing last august about yony leysers new burroughs documentary william s burroughs. William s burroughs on the road is the latest documentary to be released using the writer as its subject matter, and it certainly mainlines sorry, maintains the run of good quality established by the previous few sterling features. Burroughs demurs on an answer, but a later interview subject isnt shy about revealing. Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including john waters, genesis porridge, laurie anderson, peter weller, david cronenberg, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth, anne waldman, george condo, hal willner, james grauerholz, amiri.

William burroughs call me burroughs releases discogs. The movie is the first and only documentary to be made about and with the full participation of writer william s. A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer william s. Queer, although not devoted to that quest, does include a trip to south america looking for the substance. A man within dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. 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. Jun 14, 2010 the film features never before seen footage of william s. Though some of the film s 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. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. Brookner was fortunate to capture all the surviving beats including ginsberg and gysin and. Burroughs with many currents of americas outlaw cultural tradition. Nov 05, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s.

A new feature length independent documentary by director yony leyser. A man within may lack some cohesion between all the different segments that make up the life of william burroughs, but in the end perhaps his life is one best told in snapshots. His thoughts were clouded yet always concise and his work as a writer, traveler and consumer of controlled substances revealed profound ideas on human sexuality, humanity, u. Directed by yony leyser, it was released in 2010 and has a run time of 87 minutes.

A man within by imaginary amie on june 9, 2010 in imaginary scoop, neptune theatre, the harvard exit im a little ashamed to admit that prior to this documentary, the only thing i knew about william s. And director yony leyser has come up with an ending that will take your breath away. A man within is a 2010 english film stars peter weller, yony leyser, yony leyser, william s. 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. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. A man within full movie in hd visit a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr.

Nov 17, 2010 a man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. As evidenced by recent fine filmic productions such as a man within, nova express and the japanese sandman, movies about william s burroughs, or based on his work, show no signs of stopping rolling off the production line. Leyser collected material by interviewing friends of burroughs, and people. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. A man within does manage to tell us something fresh and worth knowing. A must for fans of burroughs, as i am, but not comprehensive enough for those. 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. His writings were full of ironic distance, parody and outlandish streamofconsciousness surrealism, only. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s.

The film attempts to investigate borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. 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. Oct 21, 2010 william s burroughs, one third of the beat generations literary tripartite with allen ginsberg and jack kerouac, is the subject of a new featurelength documentary, screened this week at the. A man within i mentioned howard brookners 1983 film, burroughs, a 90minute study of the writers life and work that as a film biography remains definitive. Queer is an early short novel written between 1951 and 1953, published in 1985 by william s. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film. In a collaboration between burroughs and director howard brookner the film explores burroughs life story along with many of his contemporaries including allen ginsberg, brion gysin, francis bacon, herbert huncke, patti smith, terry southern, and. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. During an shared interview, allen ginsberg asks whether burroughs ever felt attracted to him.

Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. Featuring archival footage of burroughs, as well as interviews with confidants such as john waters, patti smith and iggy pop, the film. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. Its a shame that leyser doesnt deal with burroughs work as well as he deals with his life, but william s. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work.

A man within is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time. The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan. It is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, junkie, which ends with the stated ambition of finding a drug called yage. Watch the clip titled gay rights for the film william s. A man within 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A man within 2010 the life and work of the novelist. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. 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.

Photograph of james grauerholz and burroughs by udo breger. With his quick wit, cadaverous features, and patrician drawl, william s. Photograph of patti smith and burroughs by allen ginsberg. A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. 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.

A man within full movie in hd visit movie 47753 a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr. Thirteen years after his death, his letchlecturer voice and ethereal otherworldly. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night. After the film, i felt i had a more complete picture of a man whose legendary status as a writer and icon had made him seem almost untouchable. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. Burroughs, john waters, iggy pop, jello biafra, patti smith, laurie anderson, david cronenberg, gus van sant, andy warhol, carmine cervi, scott crary, ilko davidov, yony leyser, john bellow, devin mcnulty, thurston moore, lee.