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Drug-Taking and the Arts

Drug-Taking and the Arts

1993Movie⏱️ 2h 0m
DocumentaryDrama
7.7
IMDB Rating
100 votes

How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.

Director
Storm Thorgerson
Writers
David Gale, Storm Thorgerson, Charles Baudelaire
Stars
Bernard Hill, Phil Daniels, Thom Booker
Release Date
February 23, 1993
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill
as The Presenter
Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels
as Thomas de Quincey
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Thom Booker
as Edgar Allan Poe
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Patrick Barlow
as Théophile Gautier
John McEnery
John McEnery
as Charles Baudelaire
Jon Finch
Jon Finch
as Gérard de Nerval
Danny Webb
Danny Webb
as Jean Cocteau
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Brian Cory
as Robert Graves
Diana Quick
Diana Quick
as Anaïs Nin
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Todd Boyco
as Andy Warhol

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
The Jon Blair Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

reenactmentamericanhallucinationmagic mushroomopium

🎯 Categories

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⭐ Featured Review

Interesting Documentary
by ThePrinceofPeas2003-08-15

"Storm Thorgeson directs this insightful documentary. Based on the idea that drugs have influenced some of our greatest minds (Poe, Baudelaire etc.) it documents just how influential drug experiences have been on the minds of great writers, poets and thinkers. It shows that one hundred years ago many people thirsted for some form of 'drug' to fuel imagination and creativity. Storm Thorgeson may be known to some viewers as the designer of Pink Floyd album covers. Informative, enjoyable, and spiritual......"

📖 Synopsis

How drugs have influenced artistic production in the course of the last 200 years, focusing on major European and American literary figures and visual artists.