Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
• November 20th, 1997 • 0h 4min
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Overview
A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.
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