Cast
Conrad Rooks 
Jean-Louis Barrault William S. Burroughs 
Ravi Shankar 
Allen Ginsberg Paula Pritchett
Credits
Written by: Conrad Rooks
Plot
Semi-autobiographical story of Conrad Rooks, who travels to France to undergo a drug-withdrawal cure. Flashbacks to the beginings of psychedelia in San Fran.
Sinekatalog’s take
A hallucinatory, semi-autobiographical trip through addiction and recovery, full of strange visuals and fragments. It is messy and indulgent, yet carries a real psychedelic spirit of its time. A curiosity for adventurous fans of 1960s counterculture cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Venice Film Festival 1966: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (672 votes)
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