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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

10/01/1979

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0hr 56min

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Documentary

STORY

After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City. Associated through mutual friendships, these cultural dissidents looked for new ways and means to express themselves. Soon their writings found an audience and the American media took notice, dubbing them the Beat Generation. Members of this group included writers Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg. a trinity that would ultimately influence the works of others during that era, including the "hippie" movement of the '60s. In this 55-minute video narrated by Allen Ginsberg, members of the Beat Generation (including the aforementioned Burroughs, Anne Waldman, Peter Orlovsky, Amiri Baraka, Diane Di Prima, and Timothy Leary) are reunited at Naropa University in Boulder, CO during the late 1970's to share their works and influence a new generation of young American bohemians.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Allen Ginsberg
  • Peter Orlovsky
  • Timothy Leary
  • Amiri Baraka
  • Gregory Corso

    Director

  • Costanzo Allione

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

    Cast

    Allen Ginsberg

    Self

    Peter Orlovsky

    Self

    Timothy Leary

    Self

    Amiri Baraka

    Self

    Gregory Corso

    Self

    Diane Di Prima

    Self

    Trogyam Trungpa Rinpoche

    Self

    Meredith Monk

    Self

    Anne Waldman

    Self