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A Poet from the Lower East Side

1997★ 10.0 · 11h 36mDocumentary

Overview

Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Shot just two years before Ginsberg's death, the film follows the two friends as they share poetry and laughs, wandering the streets of the Lower East Manhattan, musing about the past and contemplating the future.

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Cast

Jonas Mekas
as Self

Allen Ginsberg
as Self

István Eörsi
as Self

Peter Orlovsky
as Self