Uncut version of controversial Helen Mirren film Caligula to be released. It was banned nearly 3. But the controversial Roman epic Caligula is set to be sold on the High Street after the British Board of Film Classification finally gave it the green light. The original 1. 97. Gore Vidal and featured a host of stars including Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole and Sir John Gielgud. An uncut version of the 1. High Street after censorship was lifted. Helen Mirren in a scene from Caligula. An uncut version of the 1. High Street after censorship was lifted. It was meant to be an historical drama, detailing the excesses of the third Roman emperor Caligula, whose rule from 3. AD was dominated by violence and debauchery. But Bob Guccione, founder of pornographic magazine Penthouse, who produced and financed the film, felt it did not contain enough sex. He secretly filmed graphic real sex scenes performed by porn stars and inserted them into the final edit. Vidal later asked for his name to be removed from the movie's credits, while actor Malcolm Mc. Dowell, who played Caligula, said: 'I'm proud of the work I did, there's no question about that. That to me was an absolutely outrageous betrayal and quite unprecedented.' Although the film is available in this country on DVD, it is a heavily sanitised version and almost an hour shorter than the uncut Imperia edition. But director Bob Guccione, who produced the film, filmed and added graphic sex scenes with porn actors which was subsequently released in the US, but banned in the UK. Scenes taken from the British version of the 1. But director Bob Guccione, who produced the film, filmed and added graphic sex scenes with porn actors which was subsequently released in the US, but banned in the UKSue Clark, spokesman for the BBFC, defended its decision to allow the uncut edition in the UK, saying that certificate 1. She added that, despite the pornographic sequences, the film did not fall into the category of sex work, because its aim was not to arouse viewers. It is not the first time the BBFC has allowed movies featuring real- life sex to be released.
In 2. 00. 4, Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs stunned critics with its graphic scenes. The BBFC has also come under fire in recent months by giving certificates to films featuring graphic scenes of sex and violence. Last month, it was heavily criticised for awarding Batman: The Dark Knight a 1. A rating, despite concerns about the level of violence. Years on, Caligula's producer Bob Guccione and stars Mc. Dowell and Mirren. Although the BBFC insisted there was no evidence that the film caused harm to viewers, its decision prompted calls to make the body directly answerable to Parliament. Big Brother's Laura Carter is reportedly featured in a sex tape, with an English Premier League footballer, that is being shopped around for For one night only: The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Nick Cave are coming soon to a cinema near you. Main Fiction: 'Rocket Surgery' by Effie Sieberg Originally appeared in Analog Effie Seiberg is a fantasy and science fiction writer. Her stories can be found in the. Voici la transcription de l’interview de Poutine d’hier. C’est la traduction de la version int
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