Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open (2013)

The American composer and author Paul Bowles was a man with a great deal of charisma and influence. When he moved to Tangier, Morocco, in 1949, half the world followed him to the enigmatic city. His marriage with author Jane Bowles was a loving relationship of opposites, even though both were homosexual. Based on exclusive interviews with Bowles shortly before his death interwoven with anecdotes recounted by his friends and co-workers, the film portrays a daring and visionary life as well as a relationship shaped by an interdependency that encompassed much more than sexuality.

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Paul Bowles

Self

John Waters

Self

Bernardo Bertolucci

Self

Gore Vidal

Self

R

Richard Horowitz

Self

John Giorno

Self

Edmund White

Self

Ira Cohen

Self

C

Cherie Nutting

Self

Mohammed Mrabet

Self

K

Karim Debbagh

Self

T

Tamara Dragadze

Self

R

Roland Beaufre

Self

O

Oliver Harris

Self

F

Florian Vetsch

Self

If you liked Paul Bowles: The Cage Door Is Always Open, you might also like…

88% match

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me

2023

88% match

Come See Me in the Good Light

2025

84% match

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

82% match

Red Army

2015

77% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

71% match

The Mystery of D.B. Cooper

2020

74% match

The Untold History Of The United States

2012

67% match

Ronaldo

2015

63% match

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013

60% match

The Unknown Known

2013

60% match

Howard

2018

60% match

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

60% match

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003

60% match

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

2021

60% match

A Toxic Love Story

2026

60% match

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

2006

60% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

60% match

Supersonic

2016

60% match

Sidney

2022