movie poster for HOWL (ALLEN GINSBERG)

Flicks ID

16418

Cert

15

Running time

85 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

HOWL (ALLEN GINSBERG) (2010)

ROB EPSTEINJEFFREY FRIEDMAN

Plot

This is a striking stylised dramatisation of the young Beat Generation icon Allen Ginsberg, focusing particularly on the infamous 1957 obscenity trial of his seminal work ‘Howl’ during the tail end of McCarthyism. While the performances from all involved are excellent and the story an intriguing one it is the visual cool of this film that lingers longest.