Let It Come Down

Streaming video - 1999

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 begins to unravel in this poetic and moving documentary. Rare, candid interviews with the reclusive Bowles—at home in Tangier, as well as in New York during an extraordinary final reunion with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs—are intercut with conflicting views of his supporters and detractors. At the time in his mid-eighties, Bowles speaks with unprecedented candor about his work, his controversial private life and his relationships with Gertrude Stein, Tennessee Wil...liams, Truman Capote, the Beats, and his wife and fellow author Jane Bowles. Nominated for the Best Documentary at the **Newport International Film Festival.** Nominated for the Best Feature Length Documentary at the **Genie Awards.** *"An absolute labor of love that is largely successful in recounting Bowles' life." - David Noh, **Film Journal International*** more