Ed. Note: “Pull My Daisy” (1959) B&W. 27 minutes. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie. Cast: Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Rivers, Delphine Seyrig and David Amram (who also wrote the score). Note: Written and narrated by Jack Kerouac, this is the essential beatnik movie. The casual style suggests the film, which is sort of a meandering skit, was largely improvised. But it was actually planned out with care to look that way. What passes for a plot has mischievous poets goofing on a bishop -- like, is baseball holy? -- who comes to see their friend and his wife at their apartment.
The Backlight was launched to promote the Bijou Film Center in Richmond, Virginia, and to stimulate interest in good movies, in general. Shortly after the Biograph 45 party my affiliation with The Bijou ended and the regular posts here stopped. See the most recent post for more info. Now this blog's archive serves as a record of The Bijou's dreams and happenings, August 1, 2013 - February 11, 2017. Since then I've been out of the loop. -- F.T. Rea, editor.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Short Subject: 'Pull My Daisy'
Ed. Note: “Pull My Daisy” (1959) B&W. 27 minutes. Directed by Robert Frank and Alfred Leslie. Cast: Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Larry Rivers, Delphine Seyrig and David Amram (who also wrote the score). Note: Written and narrated by Jack Kerouac, this is the essential beatnik movie. The casual style suggests the film, which is sort of a meandering skit, was largely improvised. But it was actually planned out with care to look that way. What passes for a plot has mischievous poets goofing on a bishop -- like, is baseball holy? -- who comes to see their friend and his wife at their apartment.
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