Howl - The Howl
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Howl - The Howl |
| Original title | Howl |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2010 |
| length | 84 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Rob Epstein , Jeffrey Friedman |
| script | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman |
| production | Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, Elizabeth Redleaf , Christine K. Walker |
| music | Carter Burwell |
| camera | Edward Lachman |
| cut | Jake Pushinsky |
| occupation | |
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Howl - Das Geheul (Original title: Howl ) is an experimental, documentary film by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman from 2010 . It is based on the poem Howl by Allen Ginsberg and the circumstances of its publication.
action
The film is set in the United States in the late 1950s . In one of the main lines, the poet Allen Ginsberg is interviewed by a journalist about his work. Ginsberg provides detailed information and describes his intoxicating way of working, the handling of taboo subjects in society, including self-liberation, homosexuality and the use of intoxicants , and his linguistic approach, which is primarily based on the sound of jazz .
The second thread reproduces the legal battle that followed the publication of the volume. In the now famous trial , the court found in 1957 that the freedom of the individual justified the publication of the volume of poetry, even if large parts of the text were perceived by the public as offensive.
In addition, there are animated sequences in which the film takes up individual scenes and in particular the moods from the poems. In a fourth level, designed as a retrospective, in black and white , the Six Gallery reading is shown, which in literary history is regarded as the birth of the Beat Generation . The animations are based on the book Illuminated Poems published in 1996 by Ginsberg together with Eric Drooker . Drooker was involved in the animation and design of the film.
Historical references
The most important protagonists of the Beat Generation appear in the film. These include Neal Cassady , Jack Kerouac, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti . The American star lawyer Jake Ehrlich is portrayed by Jon Hamm , who became famous through the television series Mad Men .
public perception
Howl competed at both the Berlinale and the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 , but couldn't win a prize. It sparked a divided response from the critics.
"Howl [...] is a complex approach that seems somehow belated and tries to catch up with its delay through, well, accuracy. […] This closeness [of Franco's and Ginsberg's intonations] can also seem like a betrayal of the spontaneous ideals of the beat generation. [...] Both the film and the original poem are a passionate plea for accepting one's own sexual desires, including one's own otherness. [...] Ultimately, Allen Ginsberg's poem Howl is a funeral (already in the opening line: 'I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness ...') and evocation of instantaneous ecstasies that encouraged participation and proselytism. And because it was all so long ago, this film, which tries to convey the enthusiasm of the time and would like to invite us to join in, has something in vain. "
Web links
- Howl - Howl at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Howl - The Howl . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2010 (PDF; test number: 125 821 K).
- ↑ Critic's review on Howl. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Detlef Kuhlbrodt: Vain beauty. zeit.de, January 3, 2011, accessed on May 22, 2014 .