Howl (2010)
- 6.7
- 1h 24min
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- 2010-08-27 (USA)
Storyline
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.
Plot Keywords
poem, freedom of speech, censorship, part animation, freedom, homosexuality, trial, bronx new york city, motorcycle, fireworks, skeleton, coming out, anus, brooklyn bridge, moon, oklahoma, idaho, kansas, angel, crucifix
Short Review
Great art transcends its creator. In this case, it also lays the foundation for a great film.
