Synopsis
1957. The Latin Quarter, Paris. A cheap no-name hotel becomes a haven for a new breed of artists fleeing the conformity and censorship of America. Called the Beat Hotel, it soon became an epicenter of the Beat generation. Alan Govenar's feature documentary delves deep into this amazing place and time. Fleeing the obscenity trials surrounding the publication of HOWL Allen Ginsberg, along with Peter Orlovsky and Gregory Corso, happened upon the hotel on rue Git le Coeur and were soon joined by William Burroughs, Ian Somerville, and Brion Gysin. Run by Madame Rachou, the Beat Hotel was a hot bed of creativity and permissiveness, where Burroughs finished NAKED lUNCH; Ginsberg began his poem KADDISH; Somerville and Gysin invented the Dream Machine; Corso wrote some of his greatest poems; and Harold Norse wrote a novella, aptly called THE BEAT HOTEL. British photograher Harold Chapman's iconic photos and Scottish artist Elliot Rudie's drawings, interwoven with firsthand accounts, capture the Beats just as they were beginning to establish themselves, and bring THE BEAT HOTEL to life.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $1,458 (22.5% of total gross) |
Legs: | 4.44 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 100.0% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 3.3 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $8,775 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 17,201-17,300) | 17,295 | $6,480 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 35,301-35,400) | 35,365 | $6,480 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 8,301-8,400) | 8,386 | $6,480 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | March 30th, 2012 (Limited) by First Run Features |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 82 minutes |
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Keywords: | Counterculture, Writing and Writers, Artists, Musicians |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Documentary Arts |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |