He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
8.4
10 votes
1986
2h 29m
Documentary
Overview
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
Directed by Jonas Mekas
Top cast
Kenneth Anger
Self (archive footage)
Adolfo Arrieta
Self (archive footage)
Donatas Banionis
Self (archive footage)P
Peter Beard
Self (archive footage)
Robert Breer
Self (archive footage)
Pola Chapelle
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Clarke
Self (archive footage)G
Gregory Corso
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Willard Van Dyke
Self (archive footage)R
Richard Foreman
Self (archive footage)
Hollis Frampton
Self (archive footage)
Allen Ginsberg
Self (archive footage)
Marcel Hanoun
Self (archive footage)
Ken Jacobs
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Peter Kubelka
Self (archive footage)
George Kuchar
Self (archive footage)
Mike Kuchar
Self (archive footage)Details
Status
Released
Release date
February 22, 1986
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
English
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