Man Says DVD At Town ‘N Country Library Is Porn

A Rocky Creek man wants to have a film he regards as pornographic removed from the shelves of the Town ‘N Country Regional Public Library.

Frank DeAngelis, a former police officer and retired sociology professor, said he didn’t know what to expect when he checked out “The Films of James Broughton.” DeAngelis said he was shocked to see naked men engaging in various sexual acts. In one the collection’s films, “Devotions,” two men dress up like nuns and embrace and kiss.

But what really concerned DeAngelis is that naked children are shown, albeit in nonsexual situations.

“Why would they put little children in there to infer pornography?” DeAngelis said. “They crossed the line with the little children.”
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Broughton was a poet, playwright and avant-garde filmmaker. Born in 1913 in Modesto, Calif., Broughton wrote more than 20 books of verse and considered himself “first and foremost a poet.”

But his films, including “Dreamwood,” “The Pleasure Garden” and “The Golden Positions” received more attention, earning him an American Film Institute lifetime achievement award in 1989. He died in 1999 at age 85.

The DVD that DeAngelis borrowed was not rated but had a warning on the back cover saying it was for “mature audiences.” The front cover shows a man sitting on the floor, filming a dancing man who appears to be naked.

Keith Allen, supervisor at the Town ‘N Country library, said he had never heard of the film and doesn’t remember anyone complaining about it.

Source: Tampa Tribune

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