Dirty Pictures
Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures (2000)

R (US) | USA | English | 104 min
Directed by: Frank Pierson
6.5

Fact-based story about the court proceedings that followed Cincinnati art museum director Dennis Barrie after his decision to display a controversial art exhibit by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. The proceedings start with an inflamed County Sheriff who is determined to put Barrie in jail. A grand jury established to determine whether the sexually explicit photographs were obscene found seven of the pictures to possibly be obscene. The seven pictures depicted nude children, a man ramming his fist up another man's anus, and man with his finger in his penis. Other pictures in the exhibit did depict explicit nudity and sexual connotation. An obviously biased judge made derisive decisions throughout the trial. The strain of the trial also placed Barrie's marriage under duress, which ultimately led to his wife divorcing him, and led to Barrie's children being derided and physically attacked by their classmates.

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Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

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Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special

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Release Date

USA
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2000-05-27
Finland
(video premiere)
2001
Czech Republic
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2001-03-12
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Dirty Pictures
(Original title)
Fotografías obscenas
Argentina
Fotos Proibidas
Brazil
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Severe