Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man (2003)
52 min
In 1951, George Whitman opened a bookshop-commune in Paris. George, 92, still runs his "den of anarchists disguised as a bookstore," offering free, dirty beds to poor literati, cutting his hair with a candle and gluing the carpet with pancake batter. More than 40,000 poets, travelers and political activists have stayed at Shakespeare and Company, writing or stealing books, throwing parties and making soup or love while living with George's generosity and fits of anger. Illustrious guests include Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Jacques Prévert, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, James Baldwin and Richard Wright. Welcome to the makeshift utopia of the last member of the Beat Generation.
- Data de estreia
- 1 de fevereiro de 2003
- País de origem
- Estados Unidos
- Música
- Michael Galasso
Elenco
- John Baxter como Self
- Gary Brown como Self
- Pia Cooper como Self
- Robert Cordier como Self
- George Davey como Self
Equipe
- James Baldwin · Imagens de arquivo
- Sylvia Beach · Imagens de arquivo
- William S. Burroughs · Imagens de arquivo
- Gregory Corso · Imagens de arquivo
- Lawrence Durrell · Imagens de arquivo
- Gonzague Pichelin · Diretor(a)
- Benjamin Sutherland · Diretor(a)
- Gonzague Pichelin · Roteirista
- Benjamin Sutherland · Roteirista
- Michael Galasso · Compositor(a)
- Gonzague Pichelin · Diretor(a) de fotografia
- Thomas Bertay · Editor(a)
- Gonzague Pichelin · Editor(a)