A Poet from the Lower East Side

Name: A Poet from the Lower East Side
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Allen Ginsberg, Jonas Mekas

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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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A Poet from the Lower East Side

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