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Howl
2009
James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic that blends traditional narrative storytelling with documentary-style footage and vivid animation to paint a compelling portrait of the famed Beat poet. For many historians, the counterculture was conceived the moment Ginsberg's landmark poem .. Read more
| Starring | James Franco, Paul Rudd, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels |
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| Director | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Genres | Drama |
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Howl
James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic that blends traditional narrative storytelling with documentary-style footage and vivid animation to paint a compelling portrait of the famed Beat poet. For many historians, the counterculture was conceived the moment Ginsberg's landmark poem Howl was put on trial. On October 7, 1955, the charismatic young poet stunned audiences at San Francisco's Six Gallery with the first-ever public reading of Howl. Two years later, Ginsberg was standing before fierce prosecutor Ralph McIntosh (David Strathairn) and ultra-conservative judge Clayton Horn (Bob Balaban) to defend his most famous work against accusations of obscenity. In addition to offering a detailed reenactment of that historical trial, HOWL also recounts the early life events that moulded Ginsberg into one of the most vital and outspoken voices of his generation, and features an animated visualization of the poem created by former Ginsberg collaborator Eric Drooker, and a score by Carter Burwell. Jon Hamm, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, and Alessandro Nivola co-star.
| Starring | James Franco, Paul Rudd, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels, David Strathairn, Alan Alda |
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| Director | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| Studio | ELEVATION SALES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | June - LOVEFiLM Picks, June New Releases, Summer 2011 Releases |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 20 Jun 2011 Blu-ray: 20 Jun 2011 |
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James Franco puts in another great performance as poet Allen Ginsberg... read more »
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More of a squeak than a howl
Good acting and period detail could have made a more powerful expression of what being gay and artistic (if a bit pretentious) was like in the 50s.
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A must see.....
I didnt know what to expect with this film. At first glance I thought it was going to an artsy, thought provoking film that left me pondering afterwards the ... read more »
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A real good suprise movie, liked it lots
This movie pulls off a really difficult task of being a documentary and a movie with a story all in one film.
The animationtion segments really ... read more » - 1078921
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Visualising the invisible
I would say this film was more about the poem, Howl, than about its author, Ginsberg, so perhaps calling it a biopic is misleading. It tries to capture the ... read more »
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Franco to play Mapplethorpe
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- 13 Jan 2012
James Franco has been cast as celebrated and controversial photographer and artist Robert Mapplethorpe in a new biopic. It's not the first time the 127 Hours actor has signed up to play a famous homosexual on the big screen - he played beat poet Allen Ginsberg in Howl and in The Broken Tower he stars as poet Hart Crane. He also portrayed politician Harvey Milk's gay lover in Milk. Mapplethorpe died of AIDS at the age of 42 in 1989. Read more
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James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic that blends traditional narrative storytelling with documentary-style footage and vivid animation to paint a compelling portrait of the famed Beat poet. For many historians, the counterculture was conceived the ...
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Howl
James Franco stars as Allen Ginsberg in Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's biopic that blends traditional narrative storytelling with documentary-style footage and vivid animation to paint a compelling portrait of the famed Beat poet. For many historians, the counterculture was conceived the ...
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