The Source (1999 film)
The Source is a 1999 documentary film directed by Chuck Workman.[1]
Summary[]
The film is about the Beat Generation and its impact on the counterculture movements from the 1960s-70s onwards[2]and features appearances by Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, and John Turturro each reciting one writer's work (as with Turturro reciting Howl) to another.[3]
Reception[]
The film received positive acclaim with an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.[4]
Gary Morris of Bright Lights Journal, however, states that the "intriguing yet shallow" documentary is less a linear biography of the movement than a kind of "Beat chic" sampler.[5]
See also[]
- Howl-2010 film starring James Franco as Ginsberg
- United States in the 1950s
- On the Road-2012 adaptation of Kerouac's magnum opus
References[]
External links[]
- The Source at IMDb
Categories:
- 1999 films
- Films about the Beat Generation
- Documentary films about writers
- Films directed by Chuck Workman