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Words of advice : William S. Burroughs on the road /

"In 1983, the counter culture icon and author of the cult classic Naked lunch (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), traveled throughout the Scandinavian countries making a series of personal apperances. Twenty years later filmmakers Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen found never-before-s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Danske filminstitut, Plagiat Film, Microcinema, Inc
Other Authors: Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997, Movin, Lars (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Rasmussen, Steen Møller (Producer, Screenwriter, Director)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:NTSC version in English; PAL version in English with Danish subtitles. Closed captioned.
Published: San Francisco, CA : Microcinema International, [2010]
Subjects:
Burroughs, William S., > 1914-1997 > Travel > Denmark > Copenhagen.
Burroughs, William S., > 1914-1997 > Travel > Scandinavia.
Burroughs, William S., > 1914-1997 > Criticism and interpretation.
Burroughs, William S., > 1914-1997.
Authors, American > 20th century.
Beats (Persons)
Scandinavia > Description and travel.
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Description
Summary:"In 1983, the counter culture icon and author of the cult classic Naked lunch (1959), William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), traveled throughout the Scandinavian countries making a series of personal apperances. Twenty years later filmmakers Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen found never-before-seen footage of his Copenhagen visit and set out on the road to record new material, telling the story of the ... author's later work -- especially what is known as The Last Trilogy -- and his unique performance skills..."--Container.
Item Description:Title from container.
Camera, Steen Møller Rasmussen ; editor, music, Niels Plenge.
Originally produced in 2007.
Extras include: An almost complete documentation of Burroughs' reading in Copenhagen Oct. 29th, 1983 (30:17 min.); A statement by Ann Douglas at Columbia University September 18, 2003 (6:52 min.); two short tribute films, One shot I + II (1:12 + 0:40 min.), celebrating Burroughs' shotgun art.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; NTSC/PAL, all regions; 1.33:1 aspect ratio; double-sided disc.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Written, directed and produced by Lars Movin and Steen Møller Rasmussen.