The Cut-Ups

Overview

Essentially a dizzying montage of quirky shots of legendary Beat Generation writer William S. Burroughs and noted surrealist artist Brion Gysin, this nearly 20 minute avant-garde short features repeated articulations of such random things as ""Hello,"" ""Where are we now?,"" and ""Look at that picture"" instead of music or standard dialogue. The narrative is decidedly nonlinear and perplexing, with no discernible plot whatsoever as we see images of Gysin working on his paintings and calligraphic designs and Burroughs rummaging through draws, packing a suitcase, giving a young man a physical, making a call in a phone booth, and waiting on a platform for a subway train.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1966

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Cast

William S. Burroughs,Brion Gysin

Director

Antony Balch

Writer

William S. Burroughs

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0217346