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The Beat Hotel
The Beat Hotel

The Beat Hotel

4.5/10
March 30, 2012
88 minutes
Alan Govenar
Documentary

Overview

The Beat Hotel, a new film by Alan Govenar, goes deep into the legacy of the American Beats in Paris during the heady years between 1957 and 1963, when Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso fled the obscenity trials in the United States surrounding the publication of Ginsberg’s poem Howl. They took refuge in a cheap no-name hotel they had heard about at 9, Rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, Brion Gysin, and others from England and elsewhere in Europe, seeking out the “freedom” that the Latin Quarter of Paris might provide.

Where to Watch

Stream

Philo
Fandor Amazon Channel

Movie Details

Release Date

March 30, 2012

Runtime

88 minutes

Director

Alan Govenar

Rating

4.5/10

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