Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open

Overview

The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half the world followed him to the enigmatic city. His marriage with author Jane Bowles was a loving relationship of opposites, even though both were homosexual. Based on exclusive interviews with Bowles shortly before his death interwoven with anecdotes recounted by his friends and co-workers, the film portrays a daring and visionary life as well as a relationship shaped by an interdependency that encompassed much more than sexuality.

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Paul Bowles

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John Waters

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Bernardo Bertolucci

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Gore Vidal

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Richard Horowitz

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John Giorno

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Edmund White

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Ira Cohen

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Cherie Nutting

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Mohammed Mrabet

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