Obscene
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- Synopsis
- To countless avant-garde novelists, filmmakers, and playwrights, publisher Barney Rosset -- proprietor of the legendary Grove Press -- qualifies as an undisputed hero....
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- Director(s)
- Daniel O'Connor, Neil Ortenberg
- Distributor(s)
- Arthouse Films
- MPAA Rating
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 97 min.
Critic Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites
Yhough Obscene tells the story without fully exploring its nuances, that story is both fascinating and more than a little inspiring.Read the full review
Variety | Alissa SimonAdd Critic to Favorites
The case for publisher Barney Rosset's place as a hero in post-war America's battle for freedom of expression is persuasively argued in Obscene.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
As vital, incisive and entertaining as its subject.Read the full review
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Film review: Obscene
10/02/08 In 1951, Barney Rosset took charge of Grove Press, and via its flagship literary magazine Evergreen Review he spent the next few decades publishing some of the most important writers of the 20th century—Samuel Beckett, Jack Kerouac, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edward Albee, and more—along with some of the most spurious. | The A.V. Club -
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