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'Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal and released in 1998.[John Haslett Cuff, "A journey through the desert: Two Canadian filmmakers have gone to great lengths to chronicle the life of one of the most overlooked figures in 20th-century literature". 'The Globe and Mail', September 16, 1998.] The film is a portrait of American writer and composer Paul Bowles.[Peter Goddard, "Beat icon Paul Bowles a fascinating study". 'Toronto Star', February 12, 1999.]
The film premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival.[
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The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 19th Genie Awards,[Marc Horton, "A jolt to the Genies: Quality is high, competition is stiff as Canada's cinematic storytellers celebrate a great year". 'Edmonton Journal', December 8, 1998.] and won the International Emmy Award for Best Arts Documentary at the 27th International Emmy Awards.["Two Canadian productions win International Emmys". 'Welland Tribune', November 4, 1999.]
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