Barney's Wall

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Barney's Wall

The sixties are back. Re-join the underground.

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.

Release Date

2019-05-04

Year

2019

Duration

1h 18m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

Cast

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Barney Rosset

Self (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Self (archive footage)

Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett

Self (archive footage)

M.M. Serra

M.M. Serra

Phoebe Legere

Phoebe Legere

James Fotopoulos

James Fotopoulos

David Amram

David Amram

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Peter Foges

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Jan Jönson

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)