LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG DVD - 1993 Documentary - Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Abbie Hoffman

LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG, THE

Availability: In Stock

Format:DVD

Price:$12.99

Qty:

or Add to Wishlist
Tell a Friend

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG 1993
U.S. documentary. This film chronicles the life of American beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Born and raised in New Jersey, Ginsberg attended Columbia University alongside fellow beats Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. Ginsberg ascended to the forefront of the American counterculture following the success of his iconic poem "Howl" in 1955, after which he became involved in activism and spiritualism.

Ginsberg discusses his mother's mental illness and how it affected him, and how it created his sympathy for "people in trouble." He says he inherited a kind of "poetic paranoia." The film also presents interviews with other Beat writers including William Burroughs and Herbert Huncke. Jack Keroac and Neal Cassidy are discussed. Ginsberg talks about what they all contributed to the group and how they would all meet at Foster's Cafeteria.

There are also interview clips with Abbie Hoffman, Joan Baez (who called Ginsberg colorful but serious), Ken Kesey and Timothy Leary. We learn about Ginsberg meeting Dylan and how he ended up in the film Don’t Look Back. Much more! Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez, William F. Buckley, William S. Burroughs, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Timothy Leary, Norman Mailer.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG 1993 documentary on DVD

Our DVDs are guaranteed for life.
If a disc ever stops playing correctly
tell us and we'll replace for free.

You might also dig the following titles...

Product Tags

« Back

The VIDEO BEAT! - 1950s, 1960s & 1970s Youth Culture on DVD!

My Cart

You have no titles in your shopping cart.

view cart

Popular Tags

view all tags

Recent Customer Reviewer

Super happy!

The Parent Trap movies were my absolute favorites as a kid growing up in the 80s and 90s, and of course my VHS tapes r... Read More

Excellent Monkees Documentary

This documentary on the Monkees is excellent. Tells the story of how the show started and all the tensions that arose... Read More

Cool Stuff!

I forgot I had this one...found it in a stack of old DVDs while I was cleaning and decided to watch it again. It's rea... Read More

Great Bonus Features

I had seen the Australian footage here many times before. The real value of this DVD for me was the complete Mersey So... Read More

Better than I expected

I'll be honest, I'm approaching this film as an avid fan of the modern day "Fast" franchise. I have the complete pres... Read More

THE CLOSEST BEACH MOVIE TO A CRUISE PARTY!

Every Summer I pull out all of my Beach Films and before the Summer is over I will have gone through all of them at le... Read More

What a fun treat!

I ordered both volumes of Endless Summer in my last order. Both are spectacular. Wasn't aware of this series before ... Read More

Amazing

The Yardbirds are a better band than I ever gave them credit for. I really enjoyed seeing the early footage of the ba... Read More

Awesomesauce Movie!

Very glad to have found a copy of this rare film that is broadcast quality! The extras are great too! Read More

Not bad, has it moments, engaging actors

On par with most beach sun/surf/snow skiing teen movies. Read More

Your Shopping cart is empty.

LIFE AND TIMES OF ALLEN GINSBERG, THE

You might also dig the following titles...

Product Tags

Get a Discount Code