Commissioner of Sewers: William S Burroughs

Synopsis

A drama-documentary using interview and archival material, paintings and clips of William S Burroughs’ film appearances (including DECODER and Gus van Sant’s DRUGSTORE COWBOY and THANKSGIVING PRAYER) with footage from Burroughs’ last European reading in Berlin in 1986. In an extensive interview with Jürgen Ploog, Burroughs discusses his many preoccupations including the word as virus, death and dreams, travel in time and space, and the cut-up and fold-in methods he used extensively in his early novels and which have become commonplace in advertising, film and music.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.

Year of production

1991

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

English language and literature

Keywords

Burroughs, William S; literature - American

Credits

Director

Klaus Maeck

Contributor

Jürgen Ploog; William S Burroughs

Distributor

 

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Email

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Web

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Address

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