The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

January. 01,2008      
Rating:
7.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher. Allen Ginsberg's remarkable life challenged the very soul of the United States.

Allen Ginsberg as  Himself (archive footage)

Reviews

AboveDeepBuggy
2008/01/01

Some things I liked some I did not.

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BoardChiri
2008/01/02

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

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Maidexpl
2008/01/03

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

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Nicole
2008/01/04

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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lastliberal
2008/01/05

One of America's greatest poets, and a leader of the Beat Generation; this is the story of Allen Ginsberg, and his close friendships with William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac.We see his search for love, and his coming out as gay, with support from those around him, who were mainly hetero, but supportive.Ginsberg challenged the conformity of the 50s, which allowed the protests of the 60s to develop. He and his group joined with Timothy Leary and transformed him.Ginsberg's role in the infamous protests at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago shows him as brave face of calm in a violent time.

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