Howl [DVD] / Oscilloscope Laboratories presents ; a Werc Werk Works production ; in association with Telling Pictures and Rabbit Bandini Productions ; a Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman film ; producers, Rob Epstein ... [et al.] ; written for the screen and directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman.
Title from container. James Franco, Jon Hamm, Mary Louise Parker, Alessandro Nivola, Bob Balaban, David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels. Special features: James Franco in conversation with directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, an all new feature length audio commentary; Holy! Holy! Holy! Making of "Howl", featuring directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman and stars James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, poet Anne Waldman, and others; directors' research tapes, original interviews with Ginsberg's friends and collaborators Eric Drooker, Peter Orlovsky, Tuli Kupferberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Steven Taylor; Allen Ginsberg reads "Howl"; James Franco reads "Howl" audio feature; Allan Ginsberg reads "Sunflower sutra" and "Pull my daisy"; Q & A with directors Epstein and Friedman moderated by John Cameron Mitchell at the Provincetown Film Festival.
Summary:
Allen Ginsberg recounts the road trips, love affairs, and search for personal liberation that led to the most timeless, electrifying, and controversial work of his career. Pushing the limits and challenging the mainstream, the passionate and provocative Howl and its publisher find themselves on trial for obscenity, with prosecutor Ralph McIntosh setting out to have the book banned, while defense attorney Jake Ehrlich fervently argues for freedom of speech and creative expression.
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