The Life & times of Allen Ginsberg

The Life & times of Allen Ginsberg

DVD - 2006

Depicts Allen Ginsberg, an American poet and social activist, in the different decades of his life and activities.

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Subjects
Ginsberg, Allen, > 1926-1997.
Poets, American > 20th century > Biography.
United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
New York, NY : New Yorker Films [2006]
Language
English
Other Authors
Jerry Aronson (-)
Edition
Director's cut
Item Description
Videodisc release of the 2005 motion picture which began filming in 1982 and is now complete, updated and re-mastered. Includes many new interviews with artists influenced by Ginsberg.
Special features: interviews; featurette: The making of The life and times of Allen Ginsberg; Ginsberg reading selected poems; Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg at Jack Kerouac's grave; William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg at Naropa University; Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg at City Lights book store; the making of the music video "A Ballad of the skeletons"; Ginsberg guides us through an exhibition of his photographs; excerpts from "Scenes from Allen's last three days on Earth as a spirit" by Jonas Mekas; Ginsberg's photo gallery; director's photo gallery; original theatrical trailer; memorial for Allen Ginsberg.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 84 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN
9781567303827
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Few Americans can hope to live a life as vibrant as Ginsberg's over a course of six decades. It's a natural--albeit often restrictive--human trait to want to classify individuals into one category or another, but that process would be almost impossible with Ginsberg. Is he primarily an avant-garde poet? Political activist? Human rights campaigner? Social reformer? Aronson's extensive documentary melds all those facets of Ginsberg's life into what might well be the definitive media study of one of America's most intriguing personalities. The main portion of the two-disc set is the remastered and updated director's cut of the documentary of Ginsberg's life originally produced in 1994. This title is worthy of purchase for this segment alone, which includes a wide variety of materials, e.g., home movies and clips of Ginsberg's televised interviews with both William F. Buckley and Dick Cavett. Viewers follow the forces that shape Ginsberg into the visionary reformer and controversial creator he became. Additionally, Aronson has included an extensive collection of extras, for example, interviews with almost 30 public figures (ranging from psychologist Timothy Leary to actor Johnny Depp) who share comments on Ginsberg's effect on their particular craft. Ginsberg's colorful life deserves this monument by the Academy Award-nominated Aronson. Highly recommended for all libraries. [See www.thelifeandtimesofallenginsberg.com.]--Dwain Thomas, Lake Park H.S., Roselle, IL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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