Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

58 mins | Documentary | Aug. 5, 1999

Robert Lax (1915-2000) was a poet with a singular vision and style whose quest to live an authentic life as both an artist and a spiritual seeker inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac, William Maxwell and countless others. Known in the U.S. primarily as Merton’s best friend and in Europe as a daringly original avant-garde poet, Lax lived a life of simplicity, humility and grace that continues to encourage and motivate readers and followers. This film is a portrait of Robert Lax as he was to those who were fortunate to visit him during his thirty years of living on the Greek island of Patmos.

Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?

58 mins | Documentary | Aug. 5, 1999

Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?
Robert Lax (1915-2000) was a poet with a singular vision and style whose quest to live an authentic life as both an artist and a spiritual seeker inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac, William Maxwell and countless others. Known in the U.S. primarily as Merton’s best friend and in Europe as a daringly original avant-garde poet, Lax lived a life of simplicity, humility and grace that continues to encourage and motivate readers and followers. This film is a portrait of Robert Lax as he was to those who were fortunate to visit him during his thirty years of living on the Greek island of Patmos.
Producers Bayerischer Rundfunk, Cine Nomad
Original title Why Should I Buy A Bed When All That I Want Is Sleep?
Directors Werner Penzel, Nicolas Humbert
Writers Werner Penzel, Nicolas Humbert

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