Item 2994 - The Discipline of DE

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ES OVNI RSC-2994

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The Discipline of DE

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  • 1996 (Accumulation)
  • 1992 (Creation)

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Gus Van Sant

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Gus Van Sant's 1st project was a short based on the William Burroughs' essay Do Easy. "DE is a way of doing. It is a way of doing everything you do. DE simply means doing whatever you do in the easiest most relaxed way you can manage which is also the quickest and most efficient way, as you will find as you advance in DE."  William Burroughs.

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copyright. Permisos: premsa, catàleg, itineràncies

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  • English

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Van_Sant

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    master era un VHS de   El primer proyecto de Gus Van Sant fue un cortometraje basado en el ensayo de William Burroughs Do Easy. «DE es una forma de hacer. Es una forma de hacer todo lo que haces. ED significa simplemente hacer todo lo que haces de la manera más fácil y relajada que puedas, que es también la manera más rápida y eficiente, como descubrirás a medida que avances en ED.» -- William Burroughs

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    discipline-de

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    Language(s)

    • Catalan

    Script(s)

    • Latin

    Sources

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Van_Sant

    Archivist's note

    I found myself in the aisle of the Thayer Street Bookstore in Providence, Rhode Island, laughing as I read “The Discipline of DE” by the great William S. Burroughs. I bought the book and kept this story as one of my favorites, eventually finding Burroughs by looking him up in the phone book and asking his permission to make a short film of it. He graciously granted that permission, saying, “Well, there isn’t any money in short films.” He had made a number of them. I am happy that All-Story is able to print the story again, on the fortieth anniversary of that film—my first. https://www.all-story.com/volume/22/number/4/story/6   el texte en anglés esta a: https://mogadonia.tumblr.com/post/44274156/doing-easy-an-essay-by-william-s-burroughs

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