Huxley on Huxley

  • 2009




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Huxley on Huxley is a 2009 English-language Documentary Biography motion picture. Italian-born Laura Huxley, a teenage violin virtuoso, played for European royalty and made her American debut at Carnegie Hall before leaving the concert stage to become a renowned psychotherapist and author. In 1956 Laura married Aldous Huxley, author of BRAVE NEW WORLD, literary giant and prophet of the 20th century. In the conservative 1950s, the Huxley home in the Hollywood Hills was the center of the artistic and intellectual avant-garde of Los Angeles. Guests to their famous Saturday luncheons included George Cukor, Igor Stravinsky, Orson Welles and Christopher Isherwood. The Huxleys' passionate search to find higher levels of consciousness included their controversial experimentation with psychedelic drugs. Narrated by Peter Coyote and featuring interviews with such luminaries as John Dens, Michael Murphy, Nick Nolte and Ram Dass, HUXLEY ON HUXLEY offers a compelling glimpse of Laura's life with Aldous, as well as the revolutionary and provocative work that had a major influence on American and contemporary cultural history. Bonus Features: Additional Interviews with Laura Huxley, John Dens, Ram Dass, Don Bachardy, Huston Smith, Nick Nolte and David Dunaway: Photo Montage Written by Anonymous. Huxley on huxley features Don Bachardy, Peter Coyote, Walter Cronkite, Ram Dass, Olivia De Haulleville, John Densmore and Mike Wallace.

Release Date 2009
Run Time 1 HOUR 0 MINUTE
Language

English

Genre

Documentary , Biography

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