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Fosse’s attempt to give us Lenny Bruce as society’s victim and a martyr to noble causes never quite works, and so the movie becomes just several good scenes and a fine Hoffman performance, not a persuasive portrait of a man.
Worthwhile mainly as a historical piece for the old-school Lenny Bruce buffs, the 60-minute Performance Film is infinitely more heartbreaking than it is funny. Full Review | Original...
Lenny Bruce's second-to-last show is captured in this film version of his live performance in San Francisco.
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'Lenny' Synopsis: The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public. Lenny Bruce's sense of humor was no-holds-barred & hence he was a controversial figure of his time.
Jul 17, 2020 · Movies. The Lenny Bruce Performance Film. By Richard Brody. July 17, 2020. Lenny Bruce’s performances—such as this, his penultimate one, from 1965, in San Francisco—reflect, in wild...
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Nov 11, 1974 · "Lenny," Bob Fosse's film version of Julian Barry's Broadway play about the life, assorted trials and death in 1966 of Lenny Bruce, looks to be about three-fourths dramatized biography and...
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Lenny is a 1974 American biographical drama film about the comedian Lenny Bruce, starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Bob Fosse. The screenplay by Julian Barry is based on his play of the same name.
