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Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep? (1999)
Directed by Werner Penzel, Nicolas Humbert
Documentary · 58m
Robert Lax (1915-2000) was a poet with a singular vision and style whose quest to live an authentic life as both an artist and a spiritual seeker inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac, William Maxwell and countless others. Known in the U.S. primarily as Merton’s best friend and in Europe as a daringly original avant-garde poet, Lax lived a life of simplicity, humility and grace that continues to encourage and motivate readers and followers. This film is a portrait of Robert Lax as he was to those who were fortunate to visit him during his thirty years of living on the Greek island of Patmos.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Werner Penzel, Nicolas Humbert
- Writer
- Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
Details
- Release date
- 1999-08-05
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, German, Greek
- Countries
- Germany
- Production
- CineNomad, BR