A Poet from the Lower East Side
1997, English. Directed by Gyula Gazdag.
Filmmaker Gyula Gazdag's fascinating documentary follows Hungarian poet, playwright and activist István Eörsi on a trip to the streets of New York to visit his friend and contemporary, the iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Shot just two years before Ginsberg's death, the film follows the two friends as they share poetry and laughs, wandering the streets of the Lower East Manhattan, musing about the past and contemplating the future.
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- 1h 36m
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- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Original title
- Ginsberg - egy költö a Lower East Side-ról
- Country
- Hungary
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A Poet from the Lower East Side isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Poet from the Lower East Side?
A Poet from the Lower East Side (1997) was directed by Gyula Gazdag and stars Allen Ginsberg, Jonas Mekas, István Eörsi.