Howl (2010)

Howl

“Using the titular poem as a Launchpad, Howl is an ode to one of the most groundbreaking works of literature, a poem who took preconceived notions of style, voice and form in poetry and blasted them into the stratosphere. Narrowing in on a life as varied and richly lived as Allen Ginsberg’s was probably one of the smartest ideas the filmmakers had, as was casting James Franco, yet I couldn’t help but feel as if parts of Howl were undercooked or too literal.

Howl traces through the early artistic life of Ginsberg in brief patches, covering in quick succession his first meeting with Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady and his beginnings in poetic verse. We see in black-and-white footage throughout the film the first public reading of an early version of “Howl” and the obscenity t” read more

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" Aug 15, streaming This has been in my queue for ages, must be over a year, and I don't know why I have waited so long. It's the story of Allen Ginsberg and his poem Howl, and the obscenity trial that challenged it. In the summary page on listal it says "In his famously confessional, leave-nothing-out style, Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless and electrifying work of his career." I like this quote because "confessio"

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"Howl outlines the life and art of Allen Ginsberg, as well as the reactions (both positive and negative) over his most famous poem. Its incorporation of a documentary tone is interesting, but overall, the film feels very bland and incomplete. "

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