Underground and Emigrants (1976)

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Released:
1976-10-25

Overview:
In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts movement, the better-known of whom are William Burroughs (who says nothing for the camera), Andy Warhol (seen in the distance) and Fernando Arrabal (who is interviewed in Spanish). The emigrants named in the title are notable Germans who left the country before World War II, such as Greta Keller and Grete Mosheim. Reviewers at the time of the film's release considered it to have been a sort of paid vacation for the filmmaker rather than a serious effort. (Clarke Fountain, Rovi)

Director:
Rosa von Praunheim

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Fernando Arrabal
    as
    Self
  • Lee Breuer
    as
    Self
  • William S. Burroughs
    as
    Self
  • Divine
    as
    Self
  • Tom Eyen
    as
    Self