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Mood:
- SincereContemplativeTouchingWittyThought ProvokingBittersweet
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Plot:
- Artist's LifeMusician's LifeProdigyWriter's LifeCelebrity CultureArtists and ShowbizLifestyleAnti Heroes more...
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Genres:
- IndependentDocumentaryHistorical
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Time/Period:
- 50s
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Humor:
- Irreverent Humor
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Style:
- Archive Footage
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Based on:
- Biography
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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The Source, 1999
English
USA
Profile of The Source
The mood of The Source is sincere, bittersweet, and thought provoking. The plot centers around a prodigy, the life of a writer, and celebrity culture. It features irreverent humor. The Source is an independent, documentary, and historical movie. Stylistically, it archive footage. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The Source happens in the 1950s. It is drawn from a biography. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Source
The story of three young men who defined the "Beat Generation" in the mid '40s through poetry and prose. Jack Kerouac (Depp), Allen Ginsburg (Turturro), and William S. Burroughs (Hopper) are the subject of this insightful documentary by Chuck Workman (SUPERSTAR: The Life And Times Of Andy Warhol) who utilizes interview footage, feature film and television clips, performances of fellow beat artists, and dramatized readings to further examine the story of these cultural icons.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 23 January 1999 |
| Runtime: | 88 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack Kerouac
as William S. Burroughs
as Allen Ginsberg
Critics Reviews
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Michael Wilmington
The New York Times
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- by: Janet Maslin
