A Poet from the Lower East Side(1997)

A Poet from the Lower East Side is a documentary that captures Hungarian poet and playwright István Eörsi's visit to New York to reunite with his friend, the legendary beat poet Allen Ginsberg. Filmed just two years before Ginsberg's death, director Gyula Gazdag documents the two poets as they traverse the streets of Lower East Manhattan, sharing their work and reflecting on decades of artistic activism. The film is an intimate portrait of friendship and creative kinship between two literary figures who shaped twentieth-century poetry. Through candid moments and philosophical conversation, A Poet from the Lower East Side preserves a rare glimpse of Ginsberg in his final years, exploring themes of artistic legacy and the enduring power of verse to connect across borders and generations.