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He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life(1986)
Status: Released
Date: 1986-02-22
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9 Votes
Time: 2h 29m
Overview:
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Movie: He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Kenneth Anger
Self (archive footage)
Adolfo Arrieta
Self (archive footage)
Donatas Banionis
Self (archive footage)
Robert Breer
Self (archive footage)
Pola Chapelle
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Clarke
Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Willard Van Dyke
Self (archive footage)
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