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Howl

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

6.5

2010•1h 24m

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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Photo of James Franco

James Franco

Allen Ginsberg

Photo of Jon Prescott

Jon Prescott

Neal Cassady

Photo of Aaron Tveit

Aaron Tveit

Peter Orlovsky

Photo of David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Ralph McIntosh

Photo of Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm

Jake Ehrlich

Photo of Andrew Rogers

Andrew Rogers

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Photo of Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Judge Clayton Horn

Photo of Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker

Gail Potter

Photo of Treat Williams

Treat Williams

Mark Schorer

Photo of Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Professor David Kirk

Photo of Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Luther Nichols

Photo of Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Photo of Sean Patrick Reilly

Sean Patrick Reilly

Six Gallery

Photo of Alex Emanuel

Alex Emanuel

Six Gallery

Photo of Cecilia Foss

Cecilia Foss

Beatnik Poet

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