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Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

19942h 3mDir. Peter Sempel
Documentary
6.4TMDB · 5
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Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.S. movies; founder and director of the New York Anthology Film Archive.

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Cast
Diahnne Abbott
Diahnne Abbott
Self
Kenneth Anger
Kenneth Anger
Self
Stan Brakhage
Stan Brakhage
Self
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Self
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Self
Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs
Self
Taylor Mead
Taylor Mead
Self
Jonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Self
Paul Morrissey
Paul Morrissey
Self
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Self
Al Pacino
Al Pacino
Self
William Rice
William Rice
Self
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese
Self
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
Self (archive footage)
Nick Zedd
Nick Zedd
Self
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