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16 April 1998 (Germany) morePlot:
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
a near-perfect & often misunderstood masterpiece! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jean-Louis Barrault | ... | Dr. Benoit | |
| Conrad Rooks | ... | Russel Harwick | |
| William S. Burroughs | ... | Opium Jones | |
| Allen Ginsberg | ... | Messiah | |
| Ravi Shankar | ... | Sun God | |
| Paula Pritchett | ... | Water Woman | |
| Ornette Coleman | ... | Peyote Eater | |
| Swami Satchidananda | ... | The Guru | |
| Moondog | ... | The Prophet | |
| Jill Lator | ... | Sacrificed One | |
| John Esam | ... | The Connection | |
| Ed Sanders | ... | The Fugs | |
| Rita Renoir | |||
| Penny Brown | |||
| Jacques Seiler |
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i'd been waiting with incredible & building excitement to see this film since i first learned of its existence in the mid-seventies when the American film institute's Catalog of Feature Films 1961-70 was made available. unfortunately this "feature" film runs only about 80 min. in length. but i think that's just about right for the careful pacing & overall content. i didn't get a chance to see it until 1997 when it was released on video. in all those years, i couldn't track down conrad rooks & connections with burroughs, ginsberg, et al. didn't yield anything of use however much i inquired. when i finally saw it, it did not disappoint me on any level even with that build up of incredible expectancy of greatness. the robert frank cinematography is amazingly beautiful, as usual (check out those panning, beautiful color lens-flares in the "peyote sequence"). the intriguing & eclectic shankar, glass, coleman & fugs soundtrack is perfectly utilized & integrated. the script is just about flawless & quite complex in it's sometimes subtle & sometimes not-so-subtle symbolism & arcane inferences. the acting may not be perfectly consistent, but is almost always arresting. filmed for at least a couple of years before it was released, it truly is a pioneering effort of its genre (if you can classify that genre). rooks' direction is masterful, particularly when you consider the complexities delved into with this subject matter. & finally, its self-reflexive touches are appropriate, intrinsic & not overdone. definitely miss this one if yer brain-dead!
-bobby cormier