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Howl (2010) [R]

Featuring:
James Franco, Todd Rotondi, Jon Prescott

Written by:
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Allen Ginsberg

Directed by:
Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman


Release Date:
August 26, 2010

Original Title:
Howl

Alternate Titles:
Howl - Das Geheul
To ourliahto
Uivo
Yelala

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Oscilloscope
Rabbit Bandini Productions
Werc Werk Works

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
FI: K 11  NL: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 84

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

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Overview from Open Movies

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 animation that echoes the poem's surreal style. All three coalesce in hybrid that dramatizes the birth of a counterculture.

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Rankings and Honors

Howl (2010) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes 64%
Metacritic 63/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 8 nominations

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Production

Art Direction:
Russell Barnes

Associate Producer:
Bob Rosenthal
Ken Bailey
James Chan
Peter Hale
Kelly Gilpatrick

Casting:
Tiffany Little Canfield
Bernard Telsey
David Vaccari

Co-Producer:
Brian Benson
Andrew Peterson
Mark Steele

Costume Design:
Bart Mueller
Kurt Swanson

Director:
Jeffrey Friedman
Rob Epstein

Director of Photography:
Edward Lachman

Editor:
Jake Pushinsky

Executive Producer:
Jawal Nga
Gus Van Sant

Key Grip:
James McMillan

Line Producer:
Lynn Appelle

Original Music Composer:
Carter Burwell

Producer:
Rob Epstein
Jeffrey Friedman
Christine K. Walker
Elizabeth Redleaf

Production Design:
Thérèse DePrez

Set Decoration:
Robert Covelman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lora Hirschberg

Supervising Sound Editor:
Lora Hirschberg

Writer:
Jeffrey Friedman
Rob Epstein

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