The first feature film by photographer, Robert Frank is a portrait of the relationship between poet, Peter Orlovsky and his brother Julius, a catatonic schizophrenic. Orlovsky and mentor/lover Alan Ginsburg propel Julius around the 60’s NYC beat scene, until one day, a disappearance happens which alters the course of the film. This bizarre film within a film (featuring a young Christopher Walken in the role of the director) blends fiction and reality to create a disorienting trip in which the idea of documentary “truth” is constantly being called into question.
