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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

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The life and work of the novelist.

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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

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V.A. Musetto New York Post Rated: 3/4 Apr 4, 2011 Full Review David Lewis San Francisco Chronicle One fascinating tribute. Rated: 3/4 Mar 10, 2011 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe Mostly, "A Man Within'' is a breezily stylized, very enjoyable trot through the writer's life, theme by theme, era by era. Rated: 3/4 Feb 3, 2011 Full Review Amie Simon Three Imaginary Girls After the film, I felt I had a more complete picture of a man whose legendary status as a writer and icon had made him seem almost untouchable. Mar 8, 2019 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Engrossing documentary tells us all the vital things we should know about William Burroughs. Rated: B Feb 23, 2017 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: B Jan 12, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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jimi l dreadful bore fest by a non professional sad Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fairly stock-standard but enjoyable doco. Some great vintage footage and real insights into what a damaged, flawed, and brilliant artist Burroughs was. Also far more influential than I'd realised. The guy really destroyed some lives along the way though... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating man. As a fellow eccentric I find the movie very inspiring. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member A tribute more than anything. Nothing too outstanding but keeps your attention. I like the animation. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review paul a Good doco. Some great interviews. "He's the only guy I've ever known to take yage, which is absolutely the sine qua non of hallucinogenic drugs. He's also the guy that Timothy Leary and Bhagavan Das had come over to Morocco and had him try psilocybin. He's the only guy I've heard of or known to take the original CIA's version of LSD, LSD6, which is like a horse-pill of insanity. I mean the stuff that I did as a hippy in the 60s was like bubblegum, was fools-gold, compared to the extensive experience this guy had. He was a walking pharmacologist." Peter Weller on William Burroughs Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting movie about an interesting man. I'm particularly fond of the very creative animated chapter headings. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The life and work of the novelist.
Director
Yony Leyser
Producer
Ilko Davidov, Yony Leyser, Carmine Cervi
Screenwriter
Yony Leyser
Production Co
BulletProof Film, Yonilizer Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$46.4K
Runtime
1h 27m
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