Documentary · France · 2014 · 55m

Beat Generation

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Director
Xavier Villetard
Cast
Anasthasie Tudieshe as Narrator (voice) Simon Backès as William S. Burroughs (voice) Damien Boisseau as Allen Ginsberg (voice) Éric Herson-Macarel as Jack Kerouac (voice) Jack Kerouac as Self (archive footage) Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)
Crew
Xavier Villetard — Writer Jean-Jacques Lebel — Writer
Synopsis

Tells the story of the wonderful and long-lasting friendship between Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs that gave birth to the Beat Generation movement.

Mood & Themes
freedom of speechsexual freedomanti conformitycounter-culturemale camaraderiebeat generationtransgressioncamaraderieartistic riskartistic coupleartistic legacyartistic freedom
Key Collaborators
Xavier Villetard Director Xavier Villetard Writer Jean-Jacques Lebel Writer
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