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A Poet from the Lower East Side

📅 1/1/1997⏱️ 96 minutes10.0/10

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.

Release Date

January 1, 1997

Runtime

96 minutes

Rating

10.0/10(1 votes)

Status

Released

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Content Source

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