A tender, vibrant portrait of the life and work of a Beat Generation icon, WilIiam S. Burroughs: A Man Within is an intimate documentary that breaks the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of aIl time. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. His novel Naked Lunch is one of the most recognized and respected Iiterary works of the 20th century and has infIuenced generations of artists.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage of Burroughs, as welI as exclusive interviews with coIleagues and confidants incIuding John Waters, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra, and David Cronenberg, WiIliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within is a probing yet Ioving look at the man whose works savaged conservative ideaIs, spawned countercuIturaI movements, and reconfigured 20th century culture. The fiIm is narrated by Peter WeIler and features a soundtrack by Patti Smith and Sonic Youth. |