#789: BROOKNER, Howard: Burroughs: The Movie (1983)
BROOKNER, Howard (United States)
Burroughs: The Movie [1983]
Spine #789
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet, filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs was for decades mainly the stuff of legend. That changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration. Now viewers can enjoy the invigorating candidness of Burroughs: The Movie, a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait that was brought to life with the help of a remarkable crew of friends, including filmmakers Jim Jarmusch and Tom DiCillo, and that features on-screen appearances by fellow artists of Burroughs's including Allen Ginsberg, Herbert Huncke, Terry Southern, and Lucien Carr.
90 minutes
Color/Black & White
Color/Black & White
Monaural
1:33:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2015
Director
Howard Brookner was 29 when he directed Burroughs: The Movie.
The Film
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Eight-panel foldout featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart.
Commentary
By filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was a sound recordist on the film.
Audio interview
With director Brookner from 1985.
Interview
With Brookner’s nephew, filmmaker Aaron Brookner, who oversaw the film’s restoration.
Rare outtakes
Footage
From the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the film’s restoration, featuring a Q&A with Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, filmmaker Tom DiCillo, and William S. Burrough’s friend and fellow writer James Grauerholz.
Twenty-three-minute
Experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and philosopher Robert E. Fulton III.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Eight-panel foldout featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante and collage artwork by artist Alison Mosshart.
Commentary
By filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, who was a sound recordist on the film.
Audio interview
With director Brookner from 1985.
Interview
With Brookner’s nephew, filmmaker Aaron Brookner, who oversaw the film’s restoration.
Rare outtakes
Footage
From the 2014 New York Film Festival premiere of the film’s restoration, featuring a Q&A with Jarmusch, Aaron Brookner, filmmaker Tom DiCillo, and William S. Burrough’s friend and fellow writer James Grauerholz.
Twenty-three-minute
Experimental edit of the film from 1981 by inventor and philosopher Robert E. Fulton III.
Extras Rating (0-40):
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