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词条 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
释义

  1. History

  2. Release

     Critical reception  Awards 

  3. Soundtrack

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox film
| name = William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
| image =William_S._Burroughs_A_Man_Within_movie_poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Yony Leyser
| producer = Carmine Cervi
Scott Crary
Ilko Davidov
Yony Leyser
| writer = Yony Leyser
| starring = Laurie Anderson
Jello Biafra
David Cronenberg
John Giorno
Thurston Moore
Genesis P-Orridge
Iggy Pop
Patti Smith
Gus Van Sant
John Waters
| distributor = Oscilloscope Laboratories
| released = {{start date|2010|11|17}}
| runtime = 87 min.
| country = United States
| language = English
}}

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within is a 2010 independent American documentary film directed by Yony Leyser about William S. Burroughs, featuring previously unreleased footage and interviews with his friends and colleagues.

The film uses archival footage and interviews with John Waters, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Sonic Youth, Laurie Anderson, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra, and David Cronenberg. The film is narrated by Peter Weller, with a soundtrack by Patti Smith and Sonic Youth.[1]

History

The conception of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within started in Lawrence, Kansas in 2005. Director Yony Leyser was expelled from CalArts and moved to Kansas. Leyser wrote an article, "From Beatnik to Anarchist: Radical Eruptions in Lawrence."[2] He mentioned Burroughs in the article, got in touch with people from the estate, and then met several of Burroughs' friends.[3]

Leyser also derived material from James Grauerholz. To Burroughs, Grauerholz had been "his fan, his live-in boyfriend, his otherwise-romantically-coupled secretary and friend, his tour booker and road manager, his personal editor, etc, etc.."[4]

Leyser collected material by interviewing friends of Burroughs, and people who had been inspired by him.

Release

The film was released on Adam Yauch's Oscilloscope Pictures.[1]. It premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in Utah,[5] and has been featured on PBS Independent Lens.[6]

Critical reception

The film was a Critic's Pick of the New York Times; Stephen Holden says, "“A Man Within” is embellished with scratchy line drawing that evokes Burroughs’s skeletal vision of humanity. There is not a word or image wasted in a documentary you wish ran an extra half-hour beyond its condensed 90 minutes."[7]

John Anderson from Variety writes, "Leyser is clearly a Burroughs acolyte, and he taps into the man's sensibility: The abstract stop-motion animation by Aimee Goguen and Dillon Markey creates aptly crazy interludes between interviews and archival bits, which include avant-garde movies Burroughs made when was a relative youth (even if he never quite looked like one). There is a wealth of anecdotal material. Like his subject, Leyser strives to disengage from the conventional, while still being lucid. He succeeds admirably."[8]

The Los Angeles Times{{'}} Sheri Linden says, "Digging for psychological understanding, Leyser doesn't parse the literary work itself, letting recordings of Burroughs suffice — not a bad decision..." and calls the film an "intimate and moving portrait it paints."[9]

V.A. Musetto from the New York Post calls the film "reverential and entertaining," and notes that the film includes previously unseen and rare footage from VHS tapes donated by William S. Burrough's friends.[10]

"Offers a concise summary of Burroughs' life and works. Maybe too concise. At a mere 88 minutes, it feels a bit glancing. But as an introduction or refresher course, it gets the job done," writes Keith Phipps, of the Onion's A.V. Club.[11] He rated the film a B-, while the overall community rating at the A.V. Club is an A.

Bill Stamets from the Chicago Sun-Times gave William S. Burroughs: A Man Within three stars.[12]

William Fowler from Sight and Sound magazine says, "Formally and structurally conventional, this documentary is also rich, compelling and filled with reflections that are both articulate and emotionally sensitive."[13]

The film currently holds an 86% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.[14]

Awards

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within won the Van Gogh Award for Best Biography, Amsterdam International Film Festival, the Netherlands, along with the Gold Kahuna Award, Honolulu International Film Festival, Hawaii.[15]

The film was named as one of 2010's top 10 movies by Sight and Sound Magazine.[13]

The film was an Official Selection at the 2010 Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, the Sao Paul International Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, the Sarasota Film Festival, the Maryland Film Festival, the Vienna International Film Festival, and the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.[16]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack is by Sonic Youth and Patti Smith.[17]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oscilloscope.net/films/film/38/William-S-Burroughs-A-Man-Within |title=Oscilloscope.net |publisher=Oscilloscope.net |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
2. ^ {{dead link|date=March 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web|last=Spacek |first=Nick |url=http://www.pitch.com/wayward/archives/2010/05/07/our-full-interview-with-yony-leyser |title=Our full interview with Yony Leyser | Wayward Blog |publisher=Pitch.com |date=2010-05-07 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Joravsky |first=Ben |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/william-burroughs-unabridged/Content?oid=1186237 |title=William Burroughs, Unabridged | Our Town |publisher=Chicago Reader |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
5. ^http://slamdance.bside.com/2010/films/williamsburroughsamanwithin_yonyleyser_slamdance2010
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/william-s-burroughs/ |title=William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Documentary | Independent Lens |publisher=PBS |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
7. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/movies/17will.html | work=The New York Times | first=Stephen | last=Holden | title=‘William S. Burroughs: A Man Within' - Review | date=2010-11-16}}
8. ^ {{dead link|date=March 2013}}
9. ^{{cite news|author=Sheri Linden |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/25/entertainment/la-et-burroughs-20101125-17 |title=Movie review: 'William S. Burroughs: A Man Within' - Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=2010-11-25 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
10. ^{{cite news|author=V.A. Musetto |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/rebel_without_pause_1jaNdadUJKAG7845KQ3fLK |title='William S. Burroughs: A Man Within' movie is a rebel without a pause |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=2010-11-16 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
11. ^{{cite web|last=Phipps |first=Keith |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/william-s-burroughs-a-man-within,47581/ |title=William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Film | Movie Review |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=2010-11-11 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/3377495-421/burroughs-film-menkes-english-filmmaker.html |title=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Suntimes.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/polls/films-of-2010-full.php#fowler |accessdate=February 10, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208225918/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/polls/films-of-2010-full.php |archivedate=February 8, 2012 }}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william-s-burroughs-a-man-within/ |title=William S. Burroughs: A Man Within |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
15. ^http://bulletprooffilm.com/#/awards-press/4534784279
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burroughsthemovie.com/ |title=Welcome - William S. Burroughs: A Man Within |publisher=Burroughsthemovie.com |date= |accessdate=2013-03-12}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/39017-sonic-youth-patti-smith-soundtrack-william-s-burroughs-documentary/ |title=Sonic Youth, Patti Smith Soundtrack William S. Burroughs Documentary | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2010-06-03 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}

External links

  • Official film website
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