Legal Opinion
Landau v. Fording
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 24, 1966No. Civ. 22920PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.
The only question presented on this appeal is whether the trial court properly found that “Un Chant d’Amour,” a film written and directed by Jean Genet, was obscene within the meaning of section 311, subdivision (a), of the Penal Code and, therefore, excluded from the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.
The pertinent facts are not in dispute. Appellant, Saul Landau, was authorized by the New York distributor to exhibit the film in the San Francisco Bay Area. Appellant shared the proceeds derived from such exhibitions with the San Francisco Mime Troupe, an…
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