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A Poet from the Lower East Side

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A Poet from the Lower East Side

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1h 36m

1997

Synopsis

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.

Director

Gyula Gazdag

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

as Self

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

as Self

István Eörsi

as Self

Peter Orlovsky

as Self

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