Sleep in a Nest of Flames
- Director: James Dowell; John Kolomvakis
- Writer: James Dowell
CGiii Comment
Charles Henri Ford was an openly gay poet/writer/filmmaker/magazine publisher who led a long and interesting life. He started by reading his poetry in one of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas' salons in 1930s Paris. In the 40's he was associated with Rene Magritte Marcel Duchamp, Jean-Paul Sartre, Henry Miller and Jean Genet. In the 50's he was a contemporary of Allen Ginsberg, Paul Bowles and William S. Burroughs. He also was involved in homoerotic underground film, Johnny Minotaur produced at Warhol's Factory. This is his story.
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Cast & Characters
Eric Cole as Karel;
Val Oisteneau as Sailor;
Rich Bernatovech as Julian;
Paul Bowles as Himself;
Mary Lynn Broe as Herself;
William S. Burroughs as Himself;
Paul Cadmus as Himself;
James Dowell as Narrator;
Charles Henri Ford as Himself;
Allen Ginsberg as Himself;
Phillip Johnson as Himself;
Gerard Malanga as Himself;
Paul Morrissey as Himself;
Ned Rorem as Himself