Amidst the regal splendor of Big Sur, beat novelist Jack Kerouac has an alcohol induced nervous breakdown in the 2013 movie “Big Sur” based on the Kerouac novel of the same name. Kerouac is a conflicted tortured soul with feelings for Neal and Caroline Cassady. Kate Bosworth plays Billie who is having affairs with both Jack and Neal. Book store owner Lawrence Ferenghetti advises Jack that his problem is drinking red wine whereas he should stick with the white. Jack is very much a pathetic mess here in his ‘40s and not enjoying the notoriety of “On the Road.” If you are into the Beat Generation and all things Jack, this is for you (on DVD.) The scenery is superb on the northern California coast.
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