Glasgow Film Festival Burroughs: The Movie

Widely considered the most intimate and revealing portrait of William S Burroughs, Howard Brookner’s documentary all but disappeared after its initial release in 1983. Rediscovered and restored, it is an invaluable portrait of the Naked Lunch writer, made with Burroughs’ full cooperation. Brookner accompanies Burroughs as he revisits his hometown of St Louis, where a childhood acquaintance dubbed him a ‘walking corpse’. There are sociable evenings in New York with old friends like Allen Ginsberg, readings and mesmerising stories from the killing of his wife to the years in Tangier. A must see film for anyone with an interest in Burroughs and the Beat Generation.