A blending of documentary and experimental narrative strategies, combining stunning 16mm landscape cinematography with a bold, lyrical voice-over to share two San Francisco stories: the history of the Golden Gate Bridge as “suicide landmark,” and the story of a butch dyke in San Francisco searching for love and self-discovery. The Joy of Life is a film about landscapes, both physical and emotional.

这部类记录片是1965年6月11日在皇家爱尔伯特音乐厅拍摄的现场.记录了这个世纪最杰出也是最尊贵的诗人的聚会.出席的有Allen Ginsberg(金斯伯格 生于1926年，是“垮掉一代”的主要诗人),Lawrence Ferlinghetti( 劳伦斯.费林赫迪生于1919年，是一位“垮掉一代”的诗人,有《心灵的科尼岛＞),Gregory Corso(格雷戈里·科尔索),Harry Fainlight,与Michael Horovitz等.