Howl (2010)
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The Obscenity Trial That Started a Revolution. The Poem That Rocked a Generation.
Themes:Moral PanicsFreedom Of ExpressionSociety Vs. IndividualismSocial NormsIdentity SearchCreative ExpressionDiscover Similar ThemesMood:ReflectiveDarkThought-ProvokingProvocativePhilosophicalDiscover Similar Mood
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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Directed by: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Edward Lachman
Written by: Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
Produced by: Lynn Appelle, Ken Bailey, Brian Benson
Composed by: Carter Burwell
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