Howl

Theatrical - Limited 2010-09-24

Cast James Franco Jon Hamm Mary-Louise Parker Jeff Daniels Alessandro Nivola David Strathairn Treat Williams Bob Balaban
Directed by Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman
Written by Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman

Genres: Drama

Synopsis

It’s San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society’s reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

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Review: HOWL (Sundance)

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