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Censoring the 1970s : the BFFC and the decade that taste forgot / by Sian Barber.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barber, Sian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Censorship--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Motion pictures.
- British Board of Film Censors--History.
- British Board of Film Censors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (166 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a study of the British Board of Film Censors in the 1970's. In permitting and refusing specific material to be shown on cinema screens the BBFC were dictating patterns of taste and helping shape and determine notions of acceptability. Contentious and controversial texts like A Clockwork Orange (1971), Straw Dogs (1971) The Devils (1971) and Life of Brian (1979) have been used to draw attention to the way in which the BBFC operated in the 1970's. While it is true to say that these f...
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Trevelyan years (1970-1971)
- pt. 2. The Murphy years (1971-1975)
- pt. 3. The Ferman years (1975-1980).
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156).
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-43600-0
- 9786613436009
- 1-4438-3397-5
- OCLC:
- 817056996
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