Barney's Wall (2019)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 4, 2019Release Date
Barney's Wall (2019)
1h 18m
Running Time
May 4, 2019Release Date
Plot.
What makes a rebel? This 78 minute documentary probes the psyche of bad-boy publisher and free speech warrior Barney Rosset, whose mid-century legal and cultural battles smashed sexual and political taboos in the United States — unleashing the counter-culture of the 1960s and introducing millions of young intellectuals to the most radical currents in literature, film, theater and politics. In his late eighties, coming to terms with his life, Barney Rosset began to obsessively sculpt an autobiographical 15′ x 22′ surreal wall mural, embedded with jewel-like vignettes crafted out of found objects, each a clue to the conflicts and obsessions that drove Barney’s lifetime rebellion against authority. A cast of artists, a neurologist, and a shaman connect the clues and piece together Barney’s life.
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Cast & Crew.
Barney Rosset
Self (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Self (archive footage)
Samuel Beckett
Self (archive footage)
M.M. Serra
Self
Phoebe Legere
Self
James Fotopoulos
Self
David Amram
Self
Peter Foges
Self
Jan Jönson
Self
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Sandy Gotham Meehan
Producer / Writer / Director
Alexandra Horowitz
Actress
Williams Cole
Director / Editor
Astrid Myers Rosset
Co-Producer
Katarzyna Plazinska
Editor
David W. Leitner
Cinematography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 2019
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 18m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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