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A Poet from the Lower East Side

Genres
Documentary
Rating
No Rating
StatusReleased
LanguagesNot Available
CountriesHungary
Release Date1997-01-01
Runtime96 mins

Overview

Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Shot just two years before Ginsberg's death, the film follows the two friends as they share poetry and laughs, wandering the streets of the Lower East Manhattan, musing about the past and contemplating the future.

Cast & Crew

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Allen Ginsberg

as Self

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Jonas Mekas

as Self

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István Eörsi

as Self

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Peter Orlovsky

as Self

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