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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000-11-05 · 288 min · ★ 7.8

Documentary

A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.

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Directors
Jonas Mekas
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Countries
United States of America
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Top Cast

Jonas MekasJonas MekasNarrator (voice)
Stan BrakhageStan BrakhageSelf
Jane WodeningJane WodeningSelf
Robert BreerRobert BreerSelf
Hollis FramptonHollis FramptonSelf (archive footage)
Allen GinsbergAllen GinsbergSelf (archive footage)
Ken JacobsKen JacobsSelf
Peter KubelkaPeter KubelkaSelf
Adolfas MekasSelf
Oona MekasOona MekasSelf
Hollis MeltonSelf
Hermann NitschHermann NitschSelf
Nam June PaikNam June PaikSelf
P. Adams SitneySelf
Andy WarholAndy WarholSelf (archive footage)
Harry SmithSelf
Richard LeacockRichard LeacockSelf
Robert FultonRobert FultonSelf
Paul SharitsPaul SharitsSelf

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