Let It Come Down: the Life of Paul Bowles
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Baichwal
William S. Burroughs
Phillip Ramey
Ned Rorem
Mohammed Choukri
Tom Mccamus
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Paul Bowles, a writer's writer, moved to Tangier, Morocco where he lived for over fifty years as an expatriate American writer--becoming known as the quintessential iconoclast. Against a backdrop of the exotic landscape of North Africa, the enigma of writer Paul Bowles begins to unravel. Interviews with the reclusive Bowles, who speaks with unprecedented candor about his work and his controversial private life, are intercut with the conflicting views of his detractors and supporters.
Director
Jennifer Baichwal
Cast
William S. Burroughs
Phillip Ramey
Ned Rorem
Mohammed Choukri
Tom Mccamus
Gustavo Romero
Mohammed Mrabet
Allen Ginsberg
Amina Bakalia
Jonathan Sheffer
Paul Bowles
Marguerite Mcbey
David Herbert
Joseph Mcphillips
Crew
James Allodi
James Allodi
Jim Allodi
Jennifer Baichwal
Amina Bakalia
Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles
Malcolm Brown
William S. Burroughs
Betsy Carey
Mohammed Choukri
Nick De Pencier
Nick De Pencier
Nick De Pencier
Peter Garland
Allen Ginsberg
David Herbert
Denise Holloway
Daniel Iron
Marguerite Mcbey
Joseph Mcphillips
Mohammed Mrabet
Phillip Ramey
Phillip Ramsey
Gustavo Romero
Ned Rorem
Roland Schlimme
Rodney Sharman
Jonathan Sheffer
Evan Solomon
Terence Spencer
New York Times
David Wharnsby
Benjamin Wilchfort
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 28, 1999
Released in United States on Video September 2, 2003
Released in United States June 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 1-6, 1999.
Shown at Montreal International Festival of Cinema & New Media (in competition) October 14-24, 1999.
Writer Paul Bowles died on November 18, 1999.
Released in United States Spring April 28, 1999
Released in United States on Video September 2, 2003
Released in United States June 1999 (Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 1-6, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of Cinema & New Media (in competition) October 14-24, 1999.)
