Lawrence

synopsis

Lawrence is an intimate and ironic portrait of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. This documentary was shot in iconic San Francisco and the Bay Area locations. These locations include the City Lights Bookstore and the Ferlinghetti's artist studio in Hunter's Point.Ferlinghetti tells himself with great spontaneity, ranging from personal events to socio-cultural and political issues (, revealing unprecedented aspects of his life. His extraordinary merits over the course of a long and productive life - as a poet, painter, editor and committed advocate of free speech – have left an indelible mark on American literary and cultural history.