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Dirty pictures
Threat advisory: Under evaluation
Movie propaganda
He had everything to lose. His country had everything to gain.
A fact-based story about the court proceedings that followed Cincinnati Art Museum director Dennis Barrie (James Woods) after his decision to display a controversial art exhibit by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
The proceedings start with inflamed county Sheriff Simon Leis (craig T Nelson) who is determined to put Barrie in jail. A grand jury established to determine whether the sexually explicit photographs were obscene found seven of the pictures to possibly be obscene. The seven pictures depicted nude children, a man ramming his fist up another man's anus and man with his finger in his penis. Other pictures in the exhibit did depict explicit nudity and sexual connotation. An obviously biased judge made derisive decisions throughout the trial. The strain of the trial also placed Barrie's marriage under duress, which ultimately led to his wife (Diana Scarwid) divorcing him and led to Barrie's children being derided and physically attacked by their classmates.
Also starring Leon Pownall as Prouty, David Huband as Sirkin, Judah Katz as Mizibov, RD Reid as Albanese, Matt North as Lobb, Allegra Fulton as Angela, Michele Muzzi as Brenda and Martin Roach as Ed. Written by Ilene Chaiken, directed by Frank Pierson.
Security censorship classification
MA 15+ (Sexual references, adult themes)
Surveillance time
95 minutes (1:35 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
DVD rental: 21 March 2001
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