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James Franco
Howl by Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman
USA 2010, Competition
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Robert Epstein
Howl by Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman
USA 2010, Competition
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Aaron Tveit, James Franco
Howl by Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman
USA 2010, Competition
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Jon Hamm, David Strathairn
Howl by Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman
USA 2010, Competition
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Jeffrey Friedman
Howl by Robert Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman
USA 2010, Competition
The trial, which was to make ‘Howl’ and its creators famous overnight, is still considered to be the moment when counterculture was born. Robert Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman have reconstructed this landmark historical moment from three perspectives. Their film documents the court proceedings; it also reconstructs in dramatised scenes the reactions of those at the core of young poet Allen Ginsberg’s life. Finally, there’s the famous poem itself, which illustrator Eric Drooker, who himself used to work with Ginsberg, has visualised for the film as a ‘Beat Fantasia’ to a score by Carter Burwell.
In the meantime, state attorney Ralph McIntosh and defence attorney Jake Ehrlich, a prominent lawyer in the civil rights movement, engage in some fierce verbal sparring, presided over by Judge Clayton Horn. Both sides have summoned witnesses and experts. At the end of the trial the conservative judge announces his surprisingly passionate verdict.
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Jeffrey Friedman, Rob Epstein
The directors Jeffrey Friedman and Rob Epstein at the Photo Call.
Howl · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 12, 2010
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Dieter Kosslick, James Franco
Festival director Dieter Kosslick and lead actor James Franco in front of the Berlinale Palast.
Howl · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2010
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Rob Epstein
Director Rob Epstein in the Berlinale VIP Club.
Howl · Competition · Feb 12, 2010
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Wieland Speck, Jeffrey Friedman
Panorama director Wieland Speck and director Jeffrey Friedman.
Howl · Competition · Feb 12, 2010
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Elizabeth Redleaf, Jeffrey Friedman, James Franco, Rob Epstein
Elizabeth Redleaf (producer), Jeffrey Friedman (director), James Franco (lead actor) und Rob Epstein (director) im Berlinale Palast.
Howl · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2010
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Rob Epstein
Howl · Competition · Feb 12, 2010
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Jeffrey Friedman
Howl · Competition · Feb 12, 2010
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Robert Epstein (Director), Jeffrey Friedman (Director), Elizabeth Redleaf (Producer), Joeph Schnelle (Moderator)
Howl
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 12, 2010
Robert Epstein (Director), Jeffrey Friedman (Director), James Franco (Actor), Elizabeth Redleaf (Producer)
Howl
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 12, 2010