In Naked Lunch, David Cronenberg tells the story of William Lee, a bug exterminator who accidentally kills his wife. While writing a novel called Naked Lunch, he becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant insects in Tangier, a.k.a. the Interzone. The film is neither a book adaptation nor a biopic, but rather a subliminal reflection on the act of writing.
Jan Hiddink, program coordinator at WORM, will introduce the film with a talk on the current day legacy of William S. Burroughs.
NAKED LUNCH by David Cronenberg
1991, Canada/UK/Japan, 115”, English dialogues
AWL_026 NAKED LUNCH
wednesday 17 October 2018
doors open: 20.15
start program: 20.30
pre sale tickets: WORM
Boomgaardsstraat 71, Rotterdam