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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, April 1 1999
25 years ago
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Portrait of Paul BowlesPaul Bowles
Paul Bowles was
88 in Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as 'Self'.
Fri, Dec 30 1910 –
Thu, Nov 18 1999
Portrait of William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs would have been no older than
83 in Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as 'Self'.
Thu, Feb 05 1914 –
Sat, Aug 02 1997
Portrait of Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg would have been no older than
70 in Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as 'Self'.
Thu, Jun 03 1926 –
Sat, Apr 05 1997

Crew

Portrait of Jennifer BaichwalJennifer Baichwal
Jennifer Baichwal was
34 in Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles
as 'Director'
Fri, Jan 01 1965