The authors of " Beat Generation " ,
widely known for their unique style not only in writing but also in life, have
inspired many subsequent creators . Dissipation , hallucinogens and knowledge .
Three things that rarely stay together in the same "community " .
I will mention three films . " Naked Lunch
" by David Cronenberg , of 1991. " Howl " by Rob Epstein and
Jeffrey Friedman in 2010. And " On the Road " by Walter Salles in
2011.
" Naked Lunch " and " Howl "
immediately shift away " On the Road " . There 's something that
doesn’t convince me about this movie . Like this film gives too much importance
some transitional moments in the book and not focus on the core , which left
really deep traces in Jack Kerouac’s creativity . But it has some good moments
. I’m referring to those musical
fragments that occasionally erupt among the general monotony of the film .
" Howl " is unique in its kind .
Experimental , because it includes several cinematic techniques . And it suits
best Ginsberg himself. Rambling . Multicolor . With drawings . Deeply felt . Profound
( Yes, it is so ) . I have a certain impression that even Allen Ginsberg
himself would have liked it ( if he was alive today, of course) .
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| David Cronenberg |
Based on the novel of the same name of William S.
Burroughs , it is more a kind of a unique creation of Cronenberg for William S.
Burroughs . For the man known as Old Bull Lee in Kerouac’s novel . That all these others sat at his feet .
Who dragged his long thin body around the entire US and most of Europe and
North Africa, only to see what was going on. Who had tasted all sorts of drugs . Who had read
everything readable . Who spent all his time talking and teaching others . Who
made all these stuff not only out of
necessity , but because he wanted to. And that goes almost unnoticed in that Salles
film ( the strongest reason why I am not convinced of that film ) .
A formidable design that beautifully combines
excerpts from the novel with fragments by William S. Burroughs’ real life and
monsters drawn directly from the rich imagination of David Cronenberg .
Accompanied by an excellent performance of Peter Weller .
According to me " Naked Lunch " is on the
top . But it can share anytime its first prize with " Howl " . As for " On the Road " ... Just No.
By L.K
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