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Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds (1979)

Directed by Costanzo Allione

Documentary · 56m

After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City. Associated through mutual friendships, these cultural dissidents looked for new ways and means to express themselves. Soon their writings found an audience and the American media took notice, dubbing them the Beat Generation. Members of this group included writers Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg. a trinity that would ultimately influence the works of others during that era, including the "hippie" movement of the '60s. In this 55-minute video narrated by Allen Ginsberg, members of the Beat Generation (including the aforementioned Burroughs, Anne Waldman, Peter Orlovsky, Amiri Baraka, Diane Di Prima, and Timothy Leary) are reunited at Naropa University in Boulder, CO during the late 1970's to share their works and influence a new generation of young American bohemians.

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Cast

Allen Ginsberg Self Peter Orlovsky Self Timothy Leary Self Amiri Baraka Self
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Gregory Corso Self William S. Burroughs Self
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Diane Di Prima Self
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Trogyam Trungpa Rinpoche Self Meredith Monk Self Anne Waldman Self

Crew

Director
Costanzo Allione
Producer
Costanzo Allione

Details

Release date
1979-10-01
Runtime
56m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN