Just Kids

The allure and romance of two young hippies, wannabe artists, starving, struggling, united in their adoration of all things mystical, falling in love, forging a bond to help each other develop their creative voices, to support each other through artistic explorations, money struggles, sexual awakenings, their demons. All enveloped by the desire to become famous while staying true to their art and themselves.

Set in the wild days of rock'n'roll at the end of the sixties and beginning of the seventies. The setting is New York and the infamous Chelsea Hotel. The cast are Patti Smith, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sam Shepard, Bob Neuwirth, Jim Carroll, Candy Darling, Andy Warhol, Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg...

Their partnership, sexual and platonic, was definitely made for the books. I excessively googled images of them while reading this.