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Obscene: A Portrait Of Barney Rosset & Grove Press [DVD]
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Obscene: A Portrait Of Barney Rosset & Grove Press (2007)

  
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When other publishers proved too timid (or too puritanical), Barney Rosset of Grove Press dared to shepherd controversial literary works such as "Tropic of Cancer," "Lady Chatterley's Lover," and "Naked Lunch" into the public sphere. This documentary about Rosset chronicles his unique life and recounts the stands he took to bring poetry like Ginsberg's "Howl" and films like "I Am Curious (Yellow)" to the attention of the world. 90 min. Soundtrack: English; bonus footage; interviews; theatrical trailer.
 
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Category:
Documentary
Director:
Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg
Rated:
NR
Color:
Color
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  Barney Rosset, John Waters, Gore Vidal, Ray Manzarek, Erica Jong, Amiri Baraka, Jim Carroll, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Al Goldstein, John Rechy, Peter Rosset, John Sayles
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