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Drug-Taking and the Arts

  • 19931993
  • 2h
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7.3/10
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Drug-Taking and the Arts (1993)
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How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.
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7.3/10
73
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    • Storm Thorgerson
  • Writers
    • David Gale
    • Storm Thorgerson(devised by)
    • Edgar Allan Poe(letters)
  • Stars
    • Bernard Hill
    • Phil Daniels
    • Thom Booker
    • Storm Thorgerson
  • Writers
    • David Gale
    • Storm Thorgerson(devised by)
    • Edgar Allan Poe(letters)
  • Stars
    • Bernard Hill
    • Phil Daniels
    • Thom Booker
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    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
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    Phil Daniels
    Phil Daniels
    • Thomas de Quincey
    Thom Booker
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    Patrick Barlow
    • Théophile Gautier
    John McEnery
    John McEnery
    • Charles Baudelaire
    Jon Finch
    Jon Finch
    • Gérard de Nerval
    Danny Webb
    Danny Webb
    • Jean Cocteau
    Brian Cory
    • Robert Graves
    Brian Aldiss
    • Self (author)
    J.G. Ballard
    • Self (author)
    Virginia Berridge
    • Self (author)
    • (as Dr Virginia Berridge)
    Paul Bowles
    Paul Bowles
    • Self (novelist)
    Todd Boyco
    • Andy Warhol
    Robin Buss
    • Self (translator)
    Carolyn Cassady
    • Self (author)
    Ann Charters
    • Self (author)
    • (as Prof. Ann Charters)
    E.M.R. Critchley
    • Self (author)
    • (as Dr E.M.R. Critchley)
    Margaret Crosland
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      • Storm Thorgerson
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      • Edgar Allan Poe(letters)
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    Interesting Documentary
    Storm Thorgeson directs this insightful documentary. Based on the idea that drugs have influenced some of our greatest minds (Poe, Baudelaire etc.) it documents just how influential drug experiences have been on the minds of great writers, poets and thinkers. It shows that one hundred years ago many people thirsted for some form of 'drug' to fuel imagination and creativity. Storm Thorgeson may be known to some viewers as the designer of Pink Floyd album covers. Informative, enjoyable, and spiritual...
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      • February 23, 1993 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
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