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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

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The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg
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NR,1hr 24min
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February 17, 1994
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New Yorker Films
Synopsis: In 1955, poet Allen Ginsberg summed up the greatest fears of his generation in a landmark poem appropriately titled "Howl." As a result of that defining piece of prose, Ginsberg would become an icon of the Beat Generation. Inspired by Ginsberg's powerful personality and captivating charisma as a performer, filmmaker Jerry Aronson procured every film clip of the poet that he could find and compiled it into a comprehensive documentary tracing the life and times of the man who never backed down from ... Full Synopsis
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