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THE FLOWER THIEF is a series of vignettes strung together. Some are amusing bits of slapstick comedy while others are surreal nightmare situations, a la Kafka, fraught with symbolism. The title hero, so-called because he steals a gardenia, is portrayed as a child-like imp by writer, poet, artist Taylor Mead who would later go on to underground stardom in several films by Andy Warhol and others. The sound track is a collage of Debussy, hillbilly music, modern jazz, sociology lectures and quotations from Alice in Wonderland. Rice captured the waning days of the Beat scene in San Francisco's North Beach and projected a vision of America as an increasingly self-centered, consumerist wasteland. | ||||
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Not much of consequence happens in this PULL MY DAISY, but it's the way it happens that makes it a joy to watch and listen to. Milo's wastrel friends lounge and goof in his apartment and make a poor but memorable impression on guests Milo's wife has invited over for tea. Beat poets Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Peter Orlovsky play variations of themselves as the lay-abouts, making this an invaluable motion picture document of the Beat Generation. A terrific jazz score by David Amram inspires Jack Kerouac's improvised narration which holds everything together.
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