Howl (2010 film)
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| Directed by |
Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman |
| Produced by | Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman Elizabeth Redleaf Christine Walker Gus Van Sant Jawal Nga |
| Written by | Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman |
| Starring |
James Franco David Strathairn Jon Hamm Bob Balaban Alessandro Nivola Treat Williams Jon Prescott Aaron Tveit Mary-Louise Parker Jeff Daniels |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Edward Lachman |
| Edited by | Jake Pushinsky Stan Webb (animation) |
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Werc Werk Works
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| Distributed by | Oscilloscope Laboratories |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,183,258 |
Howl is a 2010 American experimental film which explores both the Six Gallery debut and the 1957 obscenity trial of 20th-century American poet Allen Ginsberg's noted poem Howl. The film is written and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and stars James Franco as Ginsberg.
Howl explores the life and works of 20th-century American poet, Allen Ginsberg. Constructed in a nonlinear fashion, the film juxtaposes historical events with a variety of cinematic techniques. It reconstructs the early life of Ginsberg during the 1940s and 1950s (as portrayed by James Franco). It also re-enacts Ginsberg's debut performance of "Howl" at the Six Gallery Reading on October 7, 1955 in black-and-white. The reading was the first important public manifestation of the Beat Generation and helped to herald the West Coast literary revolution that became known as the San Francisco Renaissance. In addition, parts of the poem are interpreted through animated sequences. Finally, these events are juxtaposed with color images of the 1957 obscenity trial of San Francisco poet and City Lights Bookstore co-founder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who was the first person to publish "Howl" in Howl and Other Poems.
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