Howl

"The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation."

Aug 27 2010 R 1h 24m
Biography, Drama, Romance

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.

Official Trailer
Plot

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 animation that echoes the poem's surreal style. All three coalesce in hybrid that dramatizes the birth of a counterculture.

Written by

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Allen Ginsberg

Directed by

Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Cast

James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Werc Werk Works, Rabbit Bandini Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Trailers
'Howl' Trailer HD
Official Theatrical Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
13,664
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA