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Chappaqua
Genre:Drama
Year:1966
Rating:?
Length:82min
Country:USA
Cast:Conrad Rooks, Jean-Louis Barrault, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Paula Prichet, Ornette Coleman.
Credits:Color, b/w (35mm)

Synopsis::
One of the truly "lost" films of the 1960's, little seen or remembered since its release, Chappaqua resurfaces as a truly unique and visionary attempt to cinematically evoke the interior world of a drug addict. Featuring one of the most diverse casts in movie history, the Chappaqua filmscape is popualted with counter -cultural icons Allen Ginsberg and William S Burroughs, French actor Jean Lous barrault (Children of Paradise), musicians Ravi Shankar, Ornette Coleman, and Moon-Dog. With it's hypnotic mix of music and visuals, it tells the semi-autobiographal drama of one addict's journey form sickness to health. Featuring the camera work of renowned photographer Robert Frank.

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