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.

Logo após o final da II Guerra Mundial, Kit e Port Moresby, um casal de estadunidenses que vive em Nova Iorque, viajam para a África. Eles não se consideram turistas mas viajantes, pois o turista quando chega já pensa em voltar, enquanto o viajante pode nem voltar. George Tunner, um turista amigo do casal, acompanha-os. O casal tem uma discussão e Kit não quer sair, assim Port fica a vaguear e um desconhecido, Smail, trava conversa e lhe oferece uma prostituta, Mahrnia, com quem Port fica algumas horas. No dia seguinte, já em Boussif, Kit acorda por volta do meio-dia nua e vê George despido ao seu lado. Isto deixa-a em pânico, mas Port já tinha pressentido que algo estava a acontecer.

Logo após o final da II Guerra Mundial, Kit e Port Moresby, um casal de estadunidenses que vive em Nova Iorque, viajam para a África. Eles não se consideram turistas mas viajantes, pois o turista quando chega já pensa em voltar, enquanto o viajante pode nem voltar. George Tunner, um turista amigo do casal, acompanha-os. O casal tem uma discussão e Kit não quer sair, assim Port fica a vaguear e um desconhecido, Smail, trava conversa e lhe oferece uma prostituta, Mahrnia, com quem Port fica algumas horas. No dia seguinte, já em Boussif, Kit acorda por volta do meio-dia nua e vê George despido ao seu lado. Isto deixa-a em pânico, mas Port já tinha pressentido que algo estava a acontecer.

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