Howl [videorecording] / Oscilloscope Laboratories ; a Werc Werk Works production ; in association with Telling Pictures and Rabbit Bandini Productions ; a Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman film ; written for the screen and directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman ; produced by Elizabeth Redleaf, Christine Kunewa Walker, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.
Epstein, Robert P., 1955-; Friedman, Jeffrey, 1951-; Redleaf, Elizabeth.; Walker, Christine Kunewa.; Franco, James, 1978-; Strathairn, David.; Hamm, Jon, 1971-; Balaban, Bob.; Nivola, Alessandro.; Williams, Treat.; Parker, Mary-Louise.; Daniels, Jeff, 1955-; Burwell, Carter.; Drooker, Eric, 1958-; Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Howl.; Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm); Werc Werk Works (Firm); Telling Pictures.; Rabbit Bandini Productions (Firm); Radiant Cool (Firm); Oscilloscope Pictures.; Mongrel Media.
2011
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Title Howl [videorecording] / Oscilloscope Laboratories ; a Werc Werk Works production ; in association with Telling Pictures and Rabbit Bandini Productions ; a Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman film ; written for the screen and directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman ; produced by Elizabeth Redleaf, Christine Kunewa Walker, Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman.
Uniform Title Howl (Motion picture)
Imprint [Toronto] : Mongrel Media (Canadian distributor), [2011]
Language English
Language Note In English with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.
Description 1 videodisc (84 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Standard Identifiers 629159044934
Call Number PN1997.2 .H695 2011
Distributor No. DVD4493 Mongrel Media
Summary "Every word in this film was spoken by the actual people portrayed. In that sense this film is like a documentary. In every other sense, it is different"--Title screen. In 1957, in San Francisco, poet Allen Ginsberg has just published "Howl." This distinctive work immediately generates a great deal of controversy. Publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti has been sued on charges of obscenity, as many feel the poem is simply too explicit for publication (it contains strong language and frank references to homosexuality). When prosecutor Ralph McIntosh and defender Jake Ehrlich go head to head in front of Judge Clayton Horn, freedom of expression hangs in the balance. For the author, filled with the heady joy of poetic success, the trial demands the courage of being Allen Ginsberg--himself.
Note Composed from court records, interviews, and "Howl" by Allen Ginsberg; animation inspired by "Illuminated Poems" by Allen Ginsberg and Eric Drooker.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2010.
Credits Director of photography, Ed Lachman ; production designer, Thérèse Deprez ; editor, Jake Pushinsky ; costume designers, Kurt and Bart ; music, Carter Burwell ; animation designed by Eric Drooker.
Performer James Franco (Allen Ginsberg), David Strathairn (Ralph McIntosh), Jon Hamm (Jake Ehrlich), Bob Balaban (Judge Clayton Horn), Alessandro Nivola (Luther Nichols), Treat Williams (Mark Schorer), Mary-Louise Parker (Gail Potter), Jeff Daniels (David Kirk).
Cast James Franco (Allen Ginsberg), David Strathairn (Ralph McIntosh), Jon Hamm (Jake Ehrlich), Bob Balaban (Judge Clayton Horn), Alessandro Nivola (Luther Nichols), Treat Williams (Mark Schorer), Mary-Louise Parker (Gail Potter), Jeff Daniels (David Kirk).
Audience MPAA rating: Rated R for strong sexual content including language and images, and some drug material.
System Details Note DVD ; Region 0 (All), NTSC; Dolby digital stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; widescreen presentation, 1.85:1 aspect ratio.
Awards Nominated, Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival
Added Author Epstein, Robert P., 1955-
Friedman, Jeffrey, 1951-
Redleaf, Elizabeth.
Walker, Christine Kunewa.
Franco, James, 1978-
Strathairn, David.
Hamm, Jon, 1971-
Balaban, Bob.
Nivola, Alessandro.
Williams, Treat.
Parker, Mary-Louise.
Daniels, Jeff, 1955-
Burwell, Carter.
Drooker, Eric, 1958-
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Howl.
Added Corporate Author Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm)
Werc Werk Works (Firm)
Telling Pictures.
Rabbit Bandini Productions (Firm)
Radiant Cool (Firm)
Oscilloscope Pictures.
Mongrel Media.
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > DVDs
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1955 San Francisco
"Howl"
Jack Kerouac
Your muse
Institutions
Neal Cassady
"A howl of pain"
Prophecy
Meeting Peter
Moloch
"Dadaist persuasion"
Closing arguments
Obscene?
"Holy, holy, holy"
Epilogue
End credits.

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