John Ashbery Movies

  • 2015
    The Forbidden Room

    The Forbidden Room

    The Forbidden Room

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    A submarine crew, a feared pack of forest bandits, a famous surgeon, and a battalion of child soldiers all get more than they bargained for as they...

    The Forbidden Room
  • 2009
    How to Take a Bath

    How to Take a Bath

    How to Take a Bath

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    Legendary poet John Ashbery scripted this absurdist step-by-step guide to bathing, excerpted from Guy Maddin's feature THE FORBIDDEN ROOM and...

    How to Take a Bath
  • 2017
    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory

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    A tortuous journey, in the company of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, around the figure of the enigmatic and visionary French poet Raymond...

    Raymond Roussel: The Day of Glory
  • 2020
    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

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    The writings and movie memories of renowned poet John Ashbery are refracted in a kaleidoscope of film clips that open up an illuminating dialogue...

    The Lonedale Operator
  • 2003
    New Scenes from America

    New Scenes from America

    New Scenes from America

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    A look at post-9/11 America by the Danish documentarian.

    New Scenes from America
  • 1968
    Money

    Money

    Money

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    A silent screen-type comedy starring Edwin Denby as Hemlock Stinge, the unlovable billionaire.

    Money
  • 1966
    Screen Test [ST13]: John Ashbery

    Screen Test [ST13]: John Ashbery

    Screen Test [ST13]: John Ashbery

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    The American poet John Ashbery. Shot one day when he visited the Factory. His suspicious expression does relax somewhat in the course of the film;...

    Screen Test [ST13]: John Ashbery
  • 1970
    Something Wonderful May Happen: New York School of Poets and Beyond

    Something Wonderful May Happen: New York School of Poets and Beyond

    Something Wonderful May Happen: New York School of Poets and Beyond

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    In the years after World War II the New York School of Poets set a new agenda for American literature with poetry that did not shy away from common...

    Something Wonderful May Happen: New York School of Poets and Beyond
  • 1955
    Once Upon An El

    Once Upon An El

    Once Upon An El

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    "The poet Daisy Aldan (who brought Gerard Malanga into the world of experimental filmmaking) directed a beautifully evocative and impressionistic...

    Once Upon An El
  • 1953
    Presenting Jane

    Presenting Jane

    Presenting Jane

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    In the summer of 1952, poets John Ashbery, Frank O’Hara and James Schuyler collaborated with filmmakers Harrison Starr and John Latouche on a...

    Presenting Jane