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. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. It is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, junkie, which ends with the stated ambition of finding a drug called yage. A vibrant portrait of a beat generation icon, william s burroughs. I havent watched this since last spring when i showed it to my kerouac class at the university of maine at farmington. Leyser collected material by interviewing friends of burroughs, and people. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. A man within full movie in hd visit a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film directed by yony leyser about william s. Photograph of ginsberg and burroughs by hank oneal. 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. 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. 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. Mar 12, 2011 yony leyser is raising funds for william s.
Directed by yony leyser, it was released in 2010 and has a run time of 87 minutes. With his quick wit, cadaverous features, and patrician drawl, william s. Burroughs reach an audience by supporting it through the 2010 slamdance film festival. 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. The movie explores the life and times of controversial naked lunch author 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. The film attempts to investigate borroughs using the themes that drove him as a starting point. A man within explores the brilliant and troubled world of one of our greatest authors. 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.
Its a shame that leyser doesnt deal with burroughs work as well as he deals with his life, but william s. Thirteen years after his death, his letchlecturer voice and ethereal otherworldly. Featuring archival footage of burroughs, as well as interviews with confidants such as john waters, patti smith and iggy pop, the film. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues.
Queer, although not devoted to that quest, does include a trip to south america looking for the substance. A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a beat generation icon, william s. His writings were full of ironic distance, parody and outlandish streamofconsciousness surrealism, only. The film features never before seen footage of william s. A man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. Written by graham rae and published by realitystudio on 23 april 2010. A man within expressed some powerful ideas about his life and work. Burroughs, with an intimacy never before seen and never repeated. Photograph of patti smith and burroughs by allen ginsberg. Enter city, state or zip code go fandango fanalert. A new feature length independent documentary by director yony leyser. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of 20th century literature.
A man within 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. When i was writing last august about yony leysers new burroughs documentary william s burroughs. 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 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. Burroughs and his relationship with the queer world. 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. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. A man within dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. The dvd features many extras, outtakes, and other rare footageall indispensable for any fan. A man within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and american icon. During an shared interview, allen ginsberg asks whether burroughs ever felt attracted to him. The film is narrated by peter weller, with a soundtrack by patti smith and sonic youth. 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.
Nov 17, 2010 a man within is a sort of genealogy of hip that connects william s. The latter part of the title, whilst a slightly clumsy beatstiein to jack kerouacs most. 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. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. 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. Photograph of james grauerholz and burroughs by udo breger. A man within full movie in hd visit movie 47753 a riveting and emotional journey into the world of wr. The movie is the first and only documentary to be made about and with the full participation of writer william s. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing william s.
William burroughs call me burroughs releases discogs. Born the heir of the burroughs adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life. Its subject is weird, but despite the brief avantgarde sequences used as buffers between the praising heads, its method isnt comments. 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. A prominent member of the beat generation, william s. A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A man within is a 2010 independent american documentary film. The film was shown as part of bfi london film festival and is currently being screened in various locations across the world. Brookner was fortunate to capture all the surviving beats including ginsberg and gysin and. A man within is a 2010 english film stars peter weller, yony leyser, yony leyser, william s. Jun 14, 2010 the film features never before seen footage of 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. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen.
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. A man within 2010 the life and work of the novelist. Burroughs, a man considered as cold as an iceberg on a winter night. A riveting and emotional journey into the world of writer william s. Queer is an early short novel written between 1951 and 1953, published in 1985 by william s. 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. 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. With fred aldrich, laurie anderson, amiri baraka, jello biafra. 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. And director yony leyser has come up with an ending that will take your breath away. Burroughss life is explored and exposed, warts and all. 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.