Paul Bowles

A girl dreams of becoming a kitten.

The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half the world followed him to the enigmatic city. His marriage with author Jane Bowles was a loving relationship of opposites, even though both were homosexual. Based on exclusive interviews with Bowles shortly before his death interwoven with anecdotes recounted by his friends and co-workers, the film portrays a daring and visionary life as well as a relationship shaped by an interdependency that encompassed much more than sexuality.

One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been obsessed with his genius since age nineteen. Set against the dramatic landscape of North Africa, the mystery of Bowles (famed author of The Sheltering Sky) begins to unravel in Jennifer Baichwal's poetic and moving Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles. Rare, candid interviews with the reclusive Bowles--at home in Tangier, as well as in New York during an extraordinary final reunion with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs--are intercut with conflicting views of his supporters and detractors. At the time in his mid-eighties, Bowles speaks with unprecedented candor about his work, his controversial private life and his relationships with Gertrude Stein, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, the Beats, and his wife and fellow author Jane Bowles.

The film's principal character is Jean Neuenschwander, who left his home in French-speaking Switzerland in 1956 for Canada, where he was soon appointed manager of a large luxury hotel in Vancouver. In 1971, he bought a house in Tangiers where he settled down a few years later, at the age of 51, for a cosy and opulent retirement. “My Sweet Little Ass” is the account of his personal life, which Jean Neuenschwander clearly takes delight in recounting. He is a likeable hedonist who manages his affairs and his pleasures with considerable skill. From this somewhat comfortable existence, Simon Bischoff subtly extracts a group portrait of the homosexual subculture of Tangiers, which for some has the power of myth, particulary when frequented by characters such as Paul Bowles.

Three short films based on short stories by expatriate American novelist Paul Bowles capture the sense of loss and alienation so common in his works. "Merkala Beach" follows the dissolution of a friendship after a pretty face enters the picture; "Call at Corazon" traces a newlywed couple's challenges while cruising up the Amazon River; and "Allal" chronicles the extraordinary transformation of an Indian boy who befriends a cobra.

Three short films based on short stories by expatriate American novelist Paul Bowles capture the sense of loss and alienation so common in his works. "Merkala Beach" follows the dissolution of a friendship after a pretty face enters the picture; "Call at Corazon" traces a newlywed couple's challenges while cruising up the Amazon River; and "Allal" chronicles the extraordinary transformation of an Indian boy who befriends a cobra.

1947년 아프리카 북동부의 모로코의 항구 탕헤르. 여기에 결혼 10년을 맞이하는 부부 포트(Port Moresby: 존 말코비치 분)와 그의 아내 키트(Kit Moresby: 데브라 윙거 분)가 찾아온다. 포트는 수년 동안 일자리를 구하지 못한 뮤지션인데, 북 아프리카로의 여행이 그에게 예술적 영감을 불어 넣어주고 그의 결혼 생활도 새롭게 신선한 감정을 갖고 재출발할 수 있기를 기대한다. 그러나 그녀는 이미 여행에 지쳐 있었고 남편과의 관계가 회복되리란 생각에 회의를 품기 시작했다. 여기에 그들의 여행 친구 존 터너(Tunner: 캠벨 스콧 분)가 등장한다. 그는 이 기묘한 부부에 매료되고, 더구나 키트의 미모에 빠져 버린다. 포트는 그 자신이 어디로 갈 지 결정하지 않았지만 여행객이 아닌 순례자로서 도시로 부터 가장 먼 곳까지 가보기를 원한다. 키트는 존 터너와 불륜의 관계를 맞고, 포트는 아랍 여자에게 깊이 빠진다. 모든 것은 알 수 없는 혼란으로 이어진다.

1947년 아프리카 북동부의 모로코의 항구 탕헤르. 여기에 결혼 10년을 맞이하는 부부 포트(Port Moresby: 존 말코비치 분)와 그의 아내 키트(Kit Moresby: 데브라 윙거 분)가 찾아온다. 포트는 수년 동안 일자리를 구하지 못한 뮤지션인데, 북 아프리카로의 여행이 그에게 예술적 영감을 불어 넣어주고 그의 결혼 생활도 새롭게 신선한 감정을 갖고 재출발할 수 있기를 기대한다. 그러나 그녀는 이미 여행에 지쳐 있었고 남편과의 관계가 회복되리란 생각에 회의를 품기 시작했다. 여기에 그들의 여행 친구 존 터너(Tunner: 캠벨 스콧 분)가 등장한다. 그는 이 기묘한 부부에 매료되고, 더구나 키트의 미모에 빠져 버린다. 포트는 그 자신이 어디로 갈 지 결정하지 않았지만 여행객이 아닌 순례자로서 도시로 부터 가장 먼 곳까지 가보기를 원한다. 키트는 존 터너와 불륜의 관계를 맞고, 포트는 아랍 여자에게 깊이 빠진다. 모든 것은 알 수 없는 혼란으로 이어진다.

A young woman escapes from a mental hospital during the chaos of a nearby multiple-car accident. She is mistaken for a shock victim and is driven to her sister's house by a rescue volunteer. Then the real story begins...

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau. Described by Richter as "part Freud, part Lewis Carroll" and filmed partially on the lawn of Duchamp's summer house in Southbury, Connecticut.

1866년 봄, 오스트리아 점령하의 베니스를 배경으로 한다. 백작부인 리비아는 베니스 저항운동의 지도자이자 사촌을 구하기 위해 오스트리아 중위 말러에게 접근한다. 하지만, 그녀는 말러의 유혹에 흔들려 돌이킬 수 없는 사랑에 빠진다.

An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve his customer's lives. This frame story serves as a link between several avant-garde sequences created by leading visual artists of their day, most of whom were emigres to the US during WWII.

A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.

The story of a young violinist, his ballet dancing friend and a siren woman of the world who completes the inevitable triangle.

Documentary covering author Paul Bowles' time living in Morocco.