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William Lee: Sit on Your Ass!
Plot
In 1950s Mexico City, an American immigrant in his late forties lives a lonely life in a small American community. However, the arrival of a young student prompts the man to finally establish a meaningful relationship with someone. It was Daniel Craig who ultimately convinced Luca Guadagnino to cast Drew Starkey after watching audition tapes with Guadagnino and telling him “This is the guy” after seeing Starkey’s..
Or What’s Left of Him After Four Years in the Navy
Featured on The Graham Norton Show: Daniel Craig/Nicola Coughlan/Jesse Eisenberg/Kieran Culkin/Flo (2024). To escape drug possession charges in the United States, the character came to Mexico City and gave himself up. .
I tried writing, too, but mostly I wandered the streets, immersing myself in brothels, cockfights, and bars
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When he saw the frail, bespectacled Eugene on the street, he was struck
At first, their flirtatious glances were just a playful game of cat and mouse. Lee’s initial attempts at contact hit a wall, but Eugene gradually began to socialize with him in bars. But Eugene eventually left, and two years later Lee returned to Mexico City, with those cryptic words that lingered in a haunting coda when the image of Eugene in his mind was pitted against Burroughs himself and Vollmer.