Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles 25 years old

One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been obsessed with his genius since age nineteen. Set against the dramatic landscape of North Africa, the mystery of Bowles (famed author of The Sheltering Sky) begins to unravel in Jennifer Baichwal's poetic and moving Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles. Rare, candid interviews with the reclusive Bowles--at home in Tangier, as well as in New York during an extraordinary final reunion with Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs--are intercut with conflicting views of his supporters and detractors. At the time in his mid-eighties, Bowles speaks with unprecedented candor about his work, his controversial private life and his relationships with Gertrude Stein, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, the Beats, and his wife and fellow author Jane Bowles.

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Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Cast

Name	Character
Allen Ginsberg He was 72, 70 years old when he died	as Himself
William S. Burroughs He was 85, 83 years old when he died	as Himself
Paul Bowles He was 88, 88 years old when he died	as Himself

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles Crew

Name	Department
Jennifer Baichwal as Director. She was 34 (now 59) years old	Directing