freedom,poetry,literature,psychiatric hospital,male homosexuality,counter-culture,1950s,gay theme

Howl (2010)

Poster for Howl

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Rob Epstein
  • Profile picture of James Franco
    Allen Ginsberg James Franco
  • Profile picture of Jon Prescott
    Neal Cassady Jon Prescott
  • Profile picture of Aaron Tveit
    Peter Orlovsky Aaron Tveit
  • Profile picture of David Strathairn
    Ralph McIntosh David Strathairn
  • Profile picture of Jon Hamm
    Jake Ehrlich Jon Hamm
  • Profile picture of Andrew Rogers
    Lawrence Ferlinghetti Andrew Rogers
  • Profile picture of Bob Balaban
    Judge Clayton Horn Bob Balaban
  • Profile picture of Mary-Louise Parker
    Gail Potter Mary-Louise Parker

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Keywords

  • freedom
  • poetry
  • literature
  • psychiatric hospital
  • male homosexuality
  • counter-culture
  • 1950s
  • gay theme