Obscene

Ortenberg, Neil. (Added Author). O'Connor, Daniel. (Added Author). Rosset, Barney (Added Author). hoopla digital. (Added Author).

Summary: In 1951, Barney Rosset acquires Grove Press and soon becomes the most controversial publisher in America. Scandal attends almost every book he puts out, from an uncensored version of D.H. Lawrence's "Lady Chatterley's Lover" to Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer," the latter provoking an obscenity trial that goes all the way to the Supreme Court. Filmmaker Neil Ortenberg traces Rosset's life and career, and along the way interviews many of the authors Rosset made famous, infamous or both.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 97 min.)) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource
electronic
Publisher: [United States] : Oscilloscope Laboratories, 2007.
Distributor: Made available through hoopla

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:	Digital content provided by hoopla.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Directed by Neil Ortenberg.
Participant or Performer Note:	Barney Rosset, John Waters, Gore Vidal, Ray Manzarek, Erica Jong, John Sayles, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, John Rechy, Michael McClure.
Target Audience Note:	14A
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.