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Lenny

1974 · 112 min

A raw, fragmented portrait of a self-destructive comic, mixing stage electricity with a slow, bleak spiral into addiction and persecution.

Directed by
Bob Fosse
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner
Tagline
Lenny Said It. "Hot Honey" Did It. Together They Shocked America.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Bob Fosse
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dustin Hoffman, Valerie Perrine, Jan Miner
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Action1
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Bob Fosse
Written by
Julian Barry
Starring
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Music
Ralph Burns
Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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