Movie: Kenneth Tynan: In Praise of Hardcore

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Rob Brydon
Rob Brydon

Kenneth Tynan

Michael Cochrane
Michael Cochrane

Lord Lyttleton

Lisa Eichhorn
Lisa Eichhorn

Mary McCarthy

Julian Sands
Julian Sands

Laurence Olivier

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    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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    2005-03-02

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