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Special Screenings - Paul Bowles. A cinematic portrait

Crew:

Director: Daniel Young
Screenplay: Daniel Young
DOP: Imre Juhász, Andres Bruetsch, Robert Adrian-Pejo, Felix von Muralt, Marco Möschler, Yoav Parish
Production: Greutert Film AG

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open

A film by Daniel Young

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When Paul Bowles moved to Tangiers, Morocco in 1949, it was a sanctuary for artists, writers and the wealthy to do as they pleased without fear of prosecution. Soon, his friends from America began visiting: Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and many others. The Beats and the Hippies all searched him out, lured by the mysterious, exotic world he depicted in his books, notably The Sheltering Sky. But that was only one side of the story.

Based on an exclusive series of interviews with Bowles shortly before his death and anecdotes provided by his friends and collaborators including Gore Vidal, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Waters, Ruth Fainlight, Edmund White, William Burroughs, Francis Bacon and many others, this fascinating documentary reveals a daring and visionary life that went way beyond sexuality.
  • Cast:

    Gore Vidal, Bernardo Bertolucci, John Waters, Ruth Fainlight, Edmund White, William S. Burroughs, John Giorno, Richard Horowitz, Mohamed Mrabet, Karim Debbagh, Tamara Drogadze
  • Original Title:

    Paul Bowles: The Cage Door is Always Open
  • Country:

    Germany, Austria, Switzerland
  • Year:

    2012
  • 92'

Crew:

Director: Daniel Young
Screenplay: Daniel Young
DOP: Imre Juhász, Andres Bruetsch, Robert Adrian-Pejo, Felix von Muralt, Marco Möschler, Yoav Parish
Production: Greutert Film AG
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