Paul Bowles Movies

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

A girl dreams of becoming a kitten.

An American couple drift toward emptiness in postwar North Africa.

An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.

8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau. Described by...

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 film's principal character is Jean Neuenschwander, who left his home in French-speaking Switzerland in 1956 for Canada, where he was soon...

One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910-1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been...

The story of a young violinist, his ballet dancing friend and a siren woman of the world who completes the inevitable triangle.

An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve...

A young woman escapes from a mental hospital during the chaos of a nearby multiple-car accident. She is mistaken for a shock victim and is driven to...

A romantic pair leaves their flat for a desultory burlesque show and two workmen take advantage of the empty house to pilfer a wallet.

Made in the sunset years of Paul Bowles’ life, the film sees the eccentric author and composer reminisce on how he ended up in Morocco.

This documentary chronicles the life of expatriate writer Paul Bowles through archival footage, photos and interviews with the author, who talks...

Three short films based on short stories by expatriate American novelist Paul Bowles capture the sense of loss and alienation so common in his works....

Documentary covering author Paul Bowles' time living in Morocco.