Publisher's Synopsis
This entertaining and insightful book is the first devoted exclusively to the films that have earned a special place in motion picture history by pushing the cinematic envelope with their treatment of provocative subjects and themes. ÊObscene Indecent Immoral & Offensive: 100+ Years of Controversial CinemaÊ chronicles the history of Hollywood censorship and the films that were banned censored and condemned by the Production Code Administration and the Legion of Decency. Stephen Tropiano offers readers insightful and accessible analysis of films that were branded controversial at the time of their release due to explicit language nudity graphic sex violence and their treatment of adult subject matter and themes.ÞThe films profiled include ÊThe Birth of a NationÊ ÊAnatomy of a MurderÊ ÊWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?Ê ÊBaby DollÊ ÊBlackboard JungleÊ ÊBonnie and ClydeÊ ÊThe Wild BunchÊ ÊA Clockwork OrangeÊ ÊNatural Born KillersÊ ÊCaligulaÊ ÊRosemary's BabyÊ ÊLife of BrianÊ ÊThe Last Temptation of ChristÊ and ÊThe Passion of the ChristÊ.
