The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Directed by Miloš Forman
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
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More than Amadeus or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Larry Flynt is of a piece with Ed Wood, the previous film from screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
Like his "Amadeus" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," this picture is a classic man-against-the-establishment set-up that is adroitly turned into a commentary on repression and freedom in our society.
And what better person to expose the danger of censorship and the value of the right to publish -- even if the subject matter is tacky and offensive -- than Czechoslovakian native Forman, whose resume includes "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus."
Forman, witness films from "Loves of a Blonde" through "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Valmont," also has a willingness to tolerate ambiguity.
Milos Forman's other films include " Amadeus " and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," both about inspired misfits with the courage of their eccentricity.
Even though Oliver Stone did not direct (it was directed instead by Milos Forman, a two time Oscar winner for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus who is not very good with subtlety either) it reeks of his presence.
Amadeus ranks as his finest film, and that's a significant claim considering his other fine films— The Firemen's Ball , Hair, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (winner of the Academy Award in 1976).
12 years later, his The People vs. Larry Flynt became the darling of the critics (and earned Forman his third Best Director nomination).
More than Amadeus or One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Larry Flynt is of a piece with Ed Wood, the previous film from screenwriters Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
Like his "Amadeus" and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," this picture is a classic man-against-the-establishment set-up that is adroitly turned into a commentary on repression and freedom in our society.
Perhaps because he directed "Amadeus," or perhaps because Americans make certain assumptions about foreign filmmakers, Milos Forman has earned the reputation of a cultured man.
And what better person to expose the danger of censorship and the value of the right to publish -- even if the subject matter is tacky and offensive -- than Czechoslovakian native Forman, whose resume includes "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Amadeus."
Kaufman is working on much the same wavelength as Milos Forman in The People vs. Larry Flynt: The Marquis is a nasty and repugnant person, a manipulator and a lecher, and he's also much like Flynt, the kind of guy you have to put up with if you value your own freedom.