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A Poet from the Lower East Side

Plot: Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Shot just two years before Ginsberg's death, the film follows the two friends as they share poetry and laughs, wandering the streets of the Lower East Manhattan, musing about the past and contemplating the future
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1997
28 years ago
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Portrait of Allen GinsbergAllen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg was 70 in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Self'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1926 –
Sat, Apr 05 1997
Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas MekasJonas Mekas was 74 in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of István EörsiIstván EörsiIstván Eörsi was >> in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Peter OrlovskyPeter OrlovskyPeter Orlovsky was 63 in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sat, Jul 08 1933 –
Sun, May 30 2010

Crew

Portrait of Gyula GazdagGyula GazdagGyula Gazdag was 49 in A Poet from the Lower East Side as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 19 1947