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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

FEATURE FILM · 1986

He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life

8.4 TMDB · 10 votes · 149 min

A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.

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Kenneth Anger

Kenneth Anger

Self (archive footage)

Adolfo Arrieta

Adolfo Arrieta

Self (archive footage)

Donatas Banionis

Donatas Banionis

Self (archive footage)

P

Peter Beard

Self (archive footage)

Robert Breer

Robert Breer

Self (archive footage)

Pola Chapelle

Pola Chapelle

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Clarke

Shirley Clarke

Self (archive footage)

G

Gregory Corso

Self (archive footage)

Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Self (archive footage)

Willard Van Dyke

Willard Van Dyke

Self (archive footage)

R

Richard Foreman

Self (archive footage)

Hollis Frampton

Hollis Frampton

Self (archive footage)

Directed by Jonas Mekas · Released · 1986-02-22

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