One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur - TRAILER
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Uploaded by surbeat on Mar 26, 2008
He was called the vibrant new voice of his generation -- the avatar of the Beat movement. In 1957, on the heels of the triumphant debut of his groundbreaking novel, On The Road, Jack Kerouac was a literary rock star, lionized by his fans and devotees. But along with sudden fame and media hype came his unraveling, and, by 1960, Kerouac was a jaded cynic, disaffected from the Beat culture he helped create and tortured by self-doubt, addiction and depression.
He secretly retreats to Lawrence Ferlinghetti's rustic cabin in the Big Sur woods. But his plan is foiled by his own inner demons, and what ensues that summer becomes the basis for Kerouac's gritty, yet lyrically told, semi-autobiographical novel, Big Sur.
The story unfolds through the narrative arc of Kerouac's prose, told in voice-over by actor and Kerouac interpreter, John Ventimiglia (of HBO's The Sopranos); through first-hand accounts and recollections of Kerouac's contemporaries, whom many of the characters in the book are based on such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Carolyn Cassady and Michael McClure; by the interpretations and reflections of writers, poets, actors and musicians who have been deeply influenced by Kerouac's unique gifts like Tom Waits, Sam Shepard, Patti Smith, Aram Saroyan and Donal Logue.
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@jp70349 Check on Amazon One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music from Kerouac's Big Sur (Deluxe CD/DVD)
Soundtrack's also amazing!
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That seems to be a brilliant documentary.
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a great read..
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Did he ever go to Santa Cruz?
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¿Alguien sabe si lo han traducido al español?
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the darkest kerouac book ive read so far but i found some of it very funny.
my favorite character in it was alf the lonley old mule.
the description of his hangover in the first few pages is so desperate it actually makes me feel sick myself
sgtLambLung 3 years ago 16
anybody know where i can watch this the whole movie? kerouac is my hero him and johnny cash
jp70349 10 months ago 2