A Poet from the Lower East Side

Name: A Poet from the Lower East Side
Released: 1997-01-01
Rating: 10

1997

Trailer

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.

Release Date

1997-01-01

Status

Released

Original Title

Ginsberg - egy költö a Lower East Side-ról

Runtime

1h 36m

Original Language

EN

Production Countries

Hungary

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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