LetItComeDown:TheLifeofPaulBowles

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  • Thisdocumentaryisafascinating,poignantefforttoasse… Thisdocumentaryisafascinating,poignantefforttoassessthelifeofmysteriousexpatriatewriterPaulBowles.Itincludesarchival"homemovie"footage,aswellasinterviewswithWilliamBurroughs,AllenGinsberg,andother"beat"erawriterswhoknewBowlesandhiswifeJaneduringhis50yearsinMorocco. Thisdocumentaryisafascinating,poignantefforttoassessthelifeofmysteriousexpatriatewriterPaulBowles.Itincludesarchival"homemovie"footage,aswellasinterviewswithWilliamBurroughs,AllenGinsberg,andother"beat"erawriterswhoknewBowlesandhiswifeJaneduringhis50yearsinMorocco.Weseeamanwhoisobviouslyondeath'sdoorstep,butwhohasmadeasemblanceofpeacewithhimselfandhispast.Hediscusseshisphilosophyonwriting(hebasicallydoesn'thaveone),hislifewithJane,hishomosexuality,andhiscomplexrelationshipwithhisadoptedcountry.Thisfilmdoesnotearnahigherrating,becauseitteasesmorethanittells...probablyduetothedifficultyofgettinginformationfromBowles.Itwillmakeyouwanttoreadhisautobiographyandallhisotherliteraryworks,ifyouhaven'talreadydoneso.