Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore
2005, English. Directed by Chris Durlacher.
In 1963, flamboyant, eccentric English theatre critic Kenneth Tynan is made 'literary manager' of London's National Theatre. His views on censorship (can't stand it) and sexuality (as much of it onstage as possible) set him on a collision course with the NT's Chair, Sir Oliver Lyttelton. Demoted after becoming the first person to drop the F-bomb on British TV, Tynan struggles to stage his 'erotic entertainment' "Oh Calcutta" in the face of opposition from friends, family and colleagues, and in spite of his own deteriorating health.
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Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore (2005) was directed by Chris Durlacher and stars Rob Brydon, Michael Cochrane, Lisa Eichhorn.