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Where was Howl filmed?

2011 film, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

  • San Francisco

The story is set in New York City, about 2,566 miles (4,129 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City; San Francisco
Filmed in
San Francisco
Distance
About 2,566 miles (4,129 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
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About Howl

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Released
2011
Directors
Rob EpsteinJeffrey Friedman
Cast
James FrancoAaron TveitJon HammDavid StrathairnMary-Louise ParkerJon PrescottAlessandro NivolaBob BalabanJeff DanielsTreat Williams
Genre
BiographicalTrialDramaLgbtq-related

Constructed in a nonlinear fashion, the film juxtaposes historical events with a variety of cinematic techniques.

It reconstructs the early life of Ginsberg during the 1940s and 1950s.

The reading was the first important public manifestation of the Beat Generation and helped to herald the West Coast literary revolution that became known as the San Francisco Renaissance.

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