Big Sur
Big Sur is a 2013 adventure drama film written and directed by Michael Polish. It is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac.
Plot
Jack Kerouac, coming off the recent success of On the Road, is unable to cope with a suddenly demanding public and his rise in popularity, and begins battling with advanced alcoholism as a result. He seeks respite first in solitude in the Big Sur cabin, then in a relationship with Billie, the mistress of his long-time friend Neal Cassady. Kerouac finds respite in the Big Sur wilderness, but is driven by loneliness to return to the city, and resumes drinking heavily.
More details
| author | Michael Polish |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California |
| director | Michael Polish |
| editor | Geraud Brisson Robert Frazen |
| genre | adventure drama |
| keywords | advanced battle big sur drink neal cassady nervous breakdown on the road |
| musicBy | The National |
| producer | Adam Kassen Orian Williams |
| recordedAt | California |
| theme | biographical independent |