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Me and My Brother

The truth is somewhere between the documentary and the fictional. What is real one moment has become imaginary the next.

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Duration91 min.
LanguageN/A
StatusReleased
Release DateFeb 2, 1969

Overview

Julius Orlovsky, after spending years in a New York mental hospital, emerges catatonic and must rely on his brother Peter, who lives with poet Allen Ginsberg. When Julius wanders off in the middle of filming, Frank hires and actor (Joseph Chaikin) to play the character and begins a fictional version of his psychological portrait. Then, as suddenly as he vanished, Julius turns up in an institution where he and Peter must face their relationship.

Genres

  • Drama

Casts

Julius Orlovsky

Self

Peter Orlovsky

Self

John Coe

Psychiatrist

Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Maria Tucci

Nancy Fish

Nancy Fish