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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds

  • Documentary

56 minutes

1979-10-01

6.5

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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

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self
Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary

Self
Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka

Self
William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Self
Meredith Monk

Meredith Monk

Self
Anne Waldman

Anne Waldman

Self

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