In the name of public order and morality
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IN THE NAME OF PUBLIC ORDER AND MORALITY
Cinema control and film censorship in Luxembourg 1895-2005
de Paul Lesch - Edition: Centre national de l'audiovisuel
22 €, version française et version anglaise
After more than one century of cinema exhibition, film censorship and classification, the study of ministerial bans, deleted scenes, legally imposed seizures, decisions made by the Cinema Commission, and also the numerous debates surrounding certain films, gives us an insight into aspects of Luxembourg history and society as varied as the evolution of popular moral standards and sensibilities, certain great political debates or the frailty of the country’s international status during the 1930s.
Several films (Lucrèce Borgia, Viridiana, etc.) were banned by the government on moral or religious grounds. Others such as Morgenrot or The Road Back fell victim to political considerations. During the 1960s and 1970s, Quiet Days in Clichy and Last Tango in Paris were seized – temporarily –because of their allegedly obscene content. This book also tackles the issues of cinema advertising, the practice of film mutilation, and the memorable debates sparked off by productions as varied Die Sünderin, The Green Berets or History of O.
332 pages, nombreuses illustrations.
ISBN French version : 2-919873-25-3
ISBN English version : 2-919873-37-7
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