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Jonas in the Desert

Jonas in the Desert

1994· 2h 3m

Documentary

Directed by Peter Sempel

6.4/ 10

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Overview

Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.S. movies; founder and director of the New York Anthology Film Archive.

Cast

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne Abbott

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Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

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Stan Brakhage

Stan Brakhage

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Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

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Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

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Ken Jacobs

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