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So far the comments here lack much context. The film here is what I believe is a student project of Gus Van Sant who went on to be a professional movie directo

by howlin 5y ago

So far the comments here lack much context. The film here is what I believe is a student project of Gus Van Sant who went on to be a professional movie director. The narration is from William Burroughs, who's most famous for "Naked Lunch". One interesting fact about Burroughs is that he was a chronic drug abuser and managed to shoot his wife during some sort of drug fueled accident. The message in this little piece can be easily interpreted as Burroughs trying to analyzing his own mistakes that lead to her death. This is really just scratching the surface of how odd and complex Burroughs' life and psyche are. If you are a fan of surrealism, the beatnik movement or other larger than life writers like Hunter S Thomson, it's worth giving his work a chance.

pitspotter 5y ago
Maybe the 'Do Easy' strategy helps a drug user to cope with the low dopamine levels during the hangover period, i.e. when not high.
dang 5y ago
The story is by Burroughs but that narrator is not the dry, timeless Burroughs voice, which sounds like...papyrus with ancient secrets inscribed on it, which has seen it all. Edit: here's the Voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-p68gSp4eE#t=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-p68gSp4eE#t=5 Edit 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajahePtEaY#t=66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajahePtEaY#t=66 (music by John Cale) Edit 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYvKq87cv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYvKq87cv4 Edit 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kwcJpX_Zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kwcJpX_Zg
JadeNB 5y ago
> This is really just scratching the surface of how odd and complex Burroughs' life and psyche are. If you are a fan of surrealism, the beatnik movement or other larger than life writers like Hunter S Thomson, it's worth giving his work a chance. The movie Naked lunch, nominally about Burroughs, is also very much worth a watch.

by howlin 5y ago

pitspotter 5y ago

Maybe the 'Do Easy' strategy helps a drug user to cope with the low dopamine levels during the hangover period, i.e. when not high.

dang 5y ago

The story is by Burroughs but that narrator is not the dry, timeless Burroughs voice, which sounds like...papyrus with ancient secrets inscribed on it, which has seen it all. Edit: here's the Voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-p68gSp4eE#t=5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-p68gSp4eE#t=5 Edit 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajahePtEaY#t=66 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajahePtEaY#t=66 (music by John Cale) Edit 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYvKq87cv4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYvKq87cv4 Edit 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kwcJpX_Zg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9kwcJpX_Zg

JadeNB 5y ago

> This is really just scratching the surface of how odd and complex Burroughs' life and psyche are. If you are a fan of surrealism, the beatnik movement or other larger than life writers like Hunter S Thomson, it's worth giving his work a chance. The movie Naked lunch, nominally about Burroughs, is also very much worth a watch.