Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

3.6 1999 75 min
Documentary

One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been obsessed with his genius since age nineteen. Set against the dramatic…

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Jennifer Baichwal

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Paul Bowles Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg Self (archive footage)

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