Pain and sincerity "Howl"

Janelle 2022-05-07 06:01:06

The film is based on the fierce court debate of whether Ginsburg's "Howl" is obscenity. In the recitation of his long poem, the charm of "Howl" shines brightly.
If you're interested in Ginsburg, you must watch this movie, otherwise you won't really understand "Beat Generation."
If you hate Ginsberg, you should watch this movie too. Because you will be moved by Ginsberg's sincerity and pain.
The power and charm of Howl cannot be conveyed by any textbook, literary review, or Chinese translation.
Whether you're a classicist or a postmodernist, this is a must-see for anyone who loves literature.

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Extended Reading

Howl quotes

  • [first lines]

    Allen Ginsberg: "Howl" for Carl Salomon. I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix, angel-headed hipsters burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery of night...

    [continues reading but unheard, credits roll]

  • Allen Ginsberg: There's no beat generation. It's just a bunch of guys trying to get published.