The Source (1999 film)
- Johnny Depp: Jack Kerouac
- Dennis Hopper: William S. Burroughs
- John Turturro: Allen Ginsberg
The Beat Generation - How it all started is a semi- documentary film about the Beat Generation. He appeared in 1999 under the original English title "The Source ". It was directed by Chuck Workman and the main characters were played by Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper and John Turturro.
Action
The film is in semi- documentary style, the history and background of the " Beat Generation " dar. It begins in 1944, when meet the literary founder of this " Beat Generation " Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac at Columbia University. You are dissatisfied with the rules of society and piece by piece to outsiders. But they still give their voices heard, even if not always intentional. From the spirit of the culture of the so-called " beatniks " is about 20 years later produced the hippie era, which is why you can be called as the first representative of a youth and pop culture. This feeling of the Beatniks influenced a whole generation of artists, such as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. The film ends with the deaths of Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs in 1997.
It may be shown their friendships, their arrival in the American consciousness, their travels, frequent parodies, Kerouac's death and Ginsberg's politicization. Their movement connects with bebop, John Cage's music, abstract expressionism, and living theater.
Production background
The three authors to a large extent self- represent and carry their own texts before, in the scenes they are played by Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper and John Turturro. They also interpret the work of the three writers. All three actors are avowed fans of the work of the writer.
The film includes both original film clips and images as well as re-enactments, which provides an insight into the emergence of the Beat Generation.
In 2006 the film was re-released on DVD MCOne.
Synchronization
The film was not synchronized, there are only subtitles in different languages. Reason for this is that the texts are spoken in large part by Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac himself, what makes the documentary nature of the film. This would be partially lost by a full synchronization.