The Beat Hotel (2012)
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38% of critics liked it
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(76 ratings)
1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel became a haven for a new breed of artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America. The hotel soon turned into an epicenter of Beat writing that produced some of the most important works of the Beat generation. It came to be known as the… More 1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel became a haven for a new breed of artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America. The hotel soon turned into an epicenter of Beat writing that produced some of the most important works of the Beat generation. It came to be known as the Beat Hotel. Alan Govenar's feature documentary The Beat Hotel explores this amazing place and time. -- (C) First Run Features
- Directed By
- Alan Govenar
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 30, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- First Run Features
Critic Reviews
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J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Never amounts to more than a flabby piece of counterculture nostalgia.
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Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
Mr. Govenar's textbook history of the scene (from around 1957 to 1963) is twinklingly delivered by surviving former residents and scholarly chroniclers.
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Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Impressionistic documentary about the temporary Parisian home of the Beat writers fails to justify its full-length running time.
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Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
[Scales] new heights of inessentiality...
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Louis Proyect, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Shocked at the negative reviews here. This is by far the best documentary on the beats.
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Cast
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Kit Hussey
as William Burroughs
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Andrew Kaston
as Harold Chapman
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Matt Mitchell
as Gregory Corso
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Nick Irion
as Ian Sommerville
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Jason Kendall
as Cyclops
