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A case history of the only American film under court-imposed restrictions for reasons other than obscenity or national security. Titicut Follies is an excoriating depiction of conditions in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Bridgewater, a prison-hospital for the criminally insane. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts took Wiseman to court, seeking to prevent the exhibition of Titicut Follies soon after its release in 1967. This account of the Titicut Follies case is based on ten years of research and relies on interviews, journalistic accounts, and especially on the legal record, including the Commonwealth v. Wiseman transcript, to describe the entire process of independent documentary filmmaking. The trials of Titicut Follies raise crucial questions about the relation of social documentary to its subjects and audiences.

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Author:   Carolyn Anderson ,  Thomas W. Benson
Publisher:   Southern Illinois University Press
Imprint:   Southern Illinois University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.70cm
Weight:   0.320kg
ISBN:  

9780809315185

ISBN 10:   0809315181
Pages:   227
Publication Date:   30 April 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Carolyn Anderson is Assistant Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts. Thomas W. Benson is Professor of Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University.

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