Yesterday I posted about Geroge Carlin. The comedian’s career put a spotlight on the First Amendment, and watching the video on that post got me wondering about other works of art that speak loudly about speaking truth.
It’s been 20 years since Miloš Forman released his biopic of Hustler magazine publisher and First Amendment hero, Larry Flynt. The People Versus Larry Flynt is a great American film directed by the genius Czech who also helmed One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest and Amadeus. In an age when freedom of speech seems simultaneously more valuable and more vulnerable, this film’s sometimes hilarious, sometimes harrowing themes couldn’t be more timely.
Here’s Forman talking with Charlie Rose about the film…
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