The Beat Generation: An American Dream (1988)
An investigation of the Beat Generation
86 min
Using original film clips and interviews, this film illustrates the 1950s social movement termed the Beat Generation. Disillusioned with post-World War II America, Beat Generation writers and painters came together because they felt mainstream America was becoming out of touch with humanity and the individual. In their interviews, characters such as Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso express their disdain for a society that defines success and happiness in terms of superior technology, cars, and clothing. Those individuals discuss the false conventionality of society and the dangerous world of shock treatments and conformity in which they found themselves. Their goal is to redefine this world to reflect the endless possibilities that characterize America.
- Fecha de estreno
- 29 de septiembre de 1987
- País de origen
- Aún no disponible
- Música
- David Amram
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Reparto
- Steve Allen como Self - Host
- David Amram como Self
- Amiri Baraka como Self
- Ray Bremser como Self
- William S. Burroughs como Self
- Carolyn Cassady como Self
- Clark Coolidge como Self
- Gregory Corso como Self
- Robert Creeley como Self
Equipo
- Neal Cassady · Imágenes de archivo
- Janet Forman · Director(a)
- Janet Forman · Guionista
- Regina Weinrich · Guionista
- Janet Forman · Productor(a)
- David Amram · Compositor(a)
- Tom Houghton · Director(a) de fotografía
- Peter Odabashian · Editor(a)