OBSCENE is the definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review. He acquired the then fledgling Grove Press in 1951 and soon embarked on a tumultuous career of publishing and political engagement that continues to inspire today’s defenders of free expression. Not only was he the first American publisher of acclaimed authors Samuel Beckett, Kenzaburo Oe, Tom Stoppard, Che Guevara, and Malcolm X, but he also battled the government in the highest courts to overrule the obscenity ban on groundbreaking works of fiction such as Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch. But the same unyielding and reckless energy Rosset used to publish and distribute controversial works such as Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, the Swedish film I AM CURIOUS (YELLOW), and the provocative Evergreen Review, also brought him perilously close to destruction. Featuring music by Bob Dylan, The Doors, Warren Zevon, and Patti Smith, and never-before-seen footage.
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DVD BONUS FEATURES:
Original Theatrical Trailer
Barney Rosset Extended Interview Segments
- Spike the Poodle Killer
- Get Me Out Of This Camp!
- Three Years Of Torment
- Going The Final Step
- Illiterates
- Rum And Coke
- This Obvious Prostitute

Catalog Number: MC-834	Type: Feature	Genre: Documentary
Copyright: 2008	Length: 90	Format:  DVD  Region: 1
TV System: NTSC	ISBN:	UPC: 767685214787
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