The Source

Original title: The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation

1999
1h 28m

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7.2/10

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Documentary Biography History

Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.Traces the Beats from Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac's meeting in 1944 at Columbia University to the deaths of Ginsberg and William S.

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7.2/10

819

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Awards
- 3 nominations

Trivia
Filmmaker Jason Rosette appears briefly in the scene at the student center during the reading of Kerouac's "On the Road".

Connections
Edited into American Masters: The Source: The Story of the Beats and the Beat Generation (2000)

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9/10

Witty, intelligent and fun.

"The Source" is witty, intelligent and fun. This is a nostalgic romp through our Cultural History that will entertain and validate anyone who has felt alien in this culture. The directive is to enjoy.

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