Henry Miller and Hinduism: Trying to find Ramakrishna and Vivekananda in Chicago | Documentary (2008)

A brief documentary exploring Henry Miller’s relationship to Hinduism, Ramakrishna and Vivekananda.

In 1939, whereas touring across the nation writing “The Air-Conditioned Nightmare”, Henry Miller was impressed by Hinduism and Romain Rolland’s e-book “The Lifetime of Ramakrishna”. However Miller’s glimpse of enlightenment via Hindu revealed to him a deep non secular emptiness in the US, particularly Chicago. This movie actually retraces Miller’s steps, and examines his mindset.

Director: Austin C. Pruett
Producer: Jack McTigue
Narrator: Dr. James Block
Interviewee: Swami Varadananda
Music: “Govinda” by Radha Krishna Temple
Particular because of the Vivekananda Vedanta Society of Chicago and J.S. “Jim” Fuerst
Created for a DePaul College Digital Cinema documentary course in 2008

This video was trimmed from its unique 16min model.

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