Bibliograph

Hubert Selby Jr, it/ll be better tomorrow, MVD Music Video Distributors ; squitten pix presents ; directed by Michael W. Dean, Kenneth Shiffrin ; producers, Michael W. Dean, Ryan Brown

Type

Label

Hubert Selby Jr, it/ll be better tomorrow, MVD Music Video Distributors ; squitten pix presents ; directed by Michael W. Dean, Kenneth Shiffrin ; producers, Michael W. Dean, Ryan Brown

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Hubert Selby Jr

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

123128239

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally produced as a documentary in 2005

Responsibility statement

MVD Music Video Distributors ; squitten pix presents ; directed by Michael W. Dean, Kenneth Shiffrin ; producers, Michael W. Dean, Ryan Brown

Runtime

Sub title

it/ll be better tomorrow

Summary

Hubert Selby Jr., Brooklyn-born ex-merchant mariner who turned to drugs and writing after cheating death, created a lasting vision of urban hell in his novel ''Last Exit to Brooklyn," a critical success and a controversial best-seller. Before the book's publication in 1964, Selby had earned less than $100 writing, and afterward he derailed himself with a drug habit. His writing gained a passionate following in Europe, was forgotten in the US, and only rediscovered after a successful film adaptation of "Last Exit to Brooklyn" was released in 1990. This documentary explores the life and work of this unlikely literary icon, and features extensive interviews with Selby as well as his friends and admirers

Table Of Contents

Man -- Art -- Trial -- Movies -- Pop culture -- Acceptance -- Triumph -- Credits

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

It/ll be better tomorrow

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