“Shot in smoky black and white, and suffused with period detail, Fosse’s musical background comes to the fore during some of the extended nightclub routines, where the legendary choreographer stages the stand-up as if Bruce is a master jazz musician, which, in a way, he was...”
Dustin Hoffman stars as real life controversial comedian Lenny Bruce, whose struggles with USA’s obscenity laws and his own heroin addiction lead to a tragic end. Photographed in grainy black and white, Lenny received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress (an astonishing Valerie Perrine as Bruce’s wife, Honey), Adapted Screenplay, and Cinematography.
