Howl
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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Howl
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 26, 2010
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Howl
Production Companies
Rabbit Bandini Productions, Werc Werk Works, Oscilloscope
Director
Jeffrey Friedman
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$1,183,258
Description
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.
