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The Source (1999)

7.2 (890)
NR

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1h 28min
The Source

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp

Jack Kerouac

Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper

William S. Burroughs

John Turturro
John Turturro

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg

Self (archive footage)

William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs

Self (archive footage)

Philip Glass
Philip Glass

Self

Robert Creeley
Robert Creeley

Self

Ann Charters
Ann Charters

Self

George Steade
George Steade

Self

David Amram
David Amram

Self

Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso

Self

Kyle Roderick
Kyle Roderick

Self

Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Self

Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey

Self

Gary Snyder
Gary Snyder

Self

Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia

Self

Jack Micheline
Jack Micheline

Self

Michael McClure
Michael McClure

Self

Stephen Ronan
Stephen Ronan

Self

Philip Whalen
Philip Whalen

Self

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