Ballad of the Skeletons

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Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)

Directed by Gus Van Sant

Music · 4m

A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Gus Van Sant
Writer
Gus Van Sant, Allen Ginsberg
Original Music Composer
Allen Ginsberg, Paul McCartney

Details

Release date
1997-11-20
Runtime
4m
Genres
Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Sundance