• 177.886 movies
  • 12.199 shows
  • 33.965 seasons
  • 646.802 actors
  • 9.369.690 votes
Avatar
Profile
 
banner banner

Obscene (2007)

Documentary | 97 minutes
-
No votes yet

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 97 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Daniel O'Connor

Stars: Barney Rosset, William S. Burroughs and John Waters

IMDb score: 7,2 (267)

Releasedate: 26 September 2008

US
UK
JustWatch

Obscene plot

"A Portrait Of Barney Rossett"

A look at the life of editor and publisher Barney Rosset, founder of Grove Press, which published works by controversial writers such as Marquis de Sade, Henry Miller, William S. Burroughs and DH Lawrence. From its inception, this publishing house has been a thorn in the side of an influential part of "morally responsible" America. The writers' works were dismissed as obscene and pornographic. For example, Miller's novel "Tropic of Cancer" ('Tropic of Cancer') was initially banned in America, but in 1964 the previous judgment was overturned by the US Supreme Court and - partly because of this - the sexual revolution started. Rosset was threatened and eventually there was even a bomb attack on the headquarters.

logo tmdbimage

Reviews & comments

avatar

Guest

  • messages
  • votes

Let op: In verband met copyright is het op MovieMeter.nl niet toegestaan om de inhoud van externe websites over te nemen, ook niet met bronvermelding. Je mag natuurlijk wel een link naar een externe pagina plaatsen, samen met je eigen beschrijving of eventueel de eerste alinea van de tekst. Je krijgt deze waarschuwing omdat het er op lijkt dat je een lange tekst hebt geplakt in je bericht.

* denotes required fields.

Pay attention! You cannot change your username afterwards.

* denotes required fields.

No comments are posted yet. Be the first to leave a comment.