Bibliograph

Burroughs, the movie, produced and directed by Howard Brookner

Type

Label

Burroughs, the movie, produced and directed by Howard Brookner

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Burroughs

Medium

videorecording Blu-ray

Responsibility statement

produced and directed by Howard Brookner

Runtime

Series statement

The Criterion collection, 789

Sub title

the movie

Summary

Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner's 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch) was for decades mainly the stuff of legend; that changed when Aaron Brookner, the late director's nephew, discovered a print of it in 2011 and spearheaded a restoration

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification