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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Allen Ginsberg as Self
Gus Van Sant Writer
Allen Ginsberg: The Ballad of the Skeletons Trailer
United States 20 November 1997
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