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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott, Aaron Tveit, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm
Crew: Rob Epstein (Director), Jeffrey Friedman (Director), Jeffrey Friedman (Writer), Rob Epstein (Writer), Edward Lachman (Director of Photography), Jake Pushinsky (Editor)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Rabbit Bandini Productions, Werc Werk Works, Oscilloscope
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 26, 2010
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:freedom, poetry, literature, psychiatric hospital, male homosexuality, counter-culture, 1950s, gay theme
