The Beat Hotel
- Return to 1957 Paris, where a rundown hotel attracted American Beat expats such as Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Gregory Corso and Brion Gysin. Photos, animation and personal reflections bring this unique time and place to life.
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- Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics
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Never amounts to more than a flabby piece of counterculture nostalgia. full review
J. R. Jones, Chicago ReaderMr. Govenar's textbook history of the scene (from around 1957 to 1963) is twinklingly delivered by surviving former residents and scholarly chroniclers. full review
Nicolas Rapold, New York TimesImpressionistic documentary about the temporary Parisian home of the Beat writers fails to justify its full-length running time. full review
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter[Scales] new heights of inessentiality... full review
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice
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- Release Year: 2012
- MPAA Rating: NR
- Runtime: 88 min
- Available From: Aug 13, 2012
- Available Until: Dec 31, 2099
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