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Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 4, 2013

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

50%

Original Title

Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Production Companies

HesseGreutert Film AG

Director

Daniel Young

Description

The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half the world followed him to the enigmatic city. His marriage with author Jane Bowles was a loving relationship of opposites, even though both were homosexual. Based on exclusive interviews with Bowles shortly before his death interwoven with anecdotes recounted by his friends and co-workers, the film portrays a daring and visionary life as well as a relationship shaped by an interdependency that encompassed much more than sexuality.