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'Blue Is The Warmest Color's French Visa Revoked After Conservative Group Appeals Rating
"Abdellatif Kechicheās 2013 Palme dāOr winner, Blue Is The Warmest Color, lost its French operating visa today when a Paris court ruled that the film contains ārealistic sex scenes likely to offend the sensibilities of a young audience.ā The lesbian love story that stars Spectreās LĆ©a Seydoux, originally was given a -12 rating, meaning anyone over 12 could see it. That rating now will be reconsidered by the Classification Commission, but the courtās decision also will be appealed.
This latest controversy was stirred up by Promouvoir, a conservative-values group that increasingly has been calling on the Administrative Court of Paris to reverse ratings the group deems inappropriate. Other targets have included Gaspar NoĆ©ās Love, Virginie Despentesā Baise-Moi, Universalās Fifty Shades Of Grey and Lars von Trierās two Nymphomaniac films. The group first asked for Blueās visa to be pulled in September 2014."
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France has conservative religious groups?
Talk about moral relativism. Their big complaint was 12 year-olds shouldn't see it (and they went nanners over "Pirates of the Caribbean" too another article mentions.) Dunno what French 12 year-olds are used to seeing without objection, but I can't imagine anything short of full-blown porn is going to shock them. Besides, what are you seeing a lesbian romance movie for if lesbian sex scens are going to offend you?
Gotta love the comparison to the US though where the movie is NC-17. Apparently Americans are emotionally or sexually retarded about 5 years.
"Abdellatif Kechicheās 2013 Palme dāOr winner, Blue Is The Warmest Color, lost its French operating visa today when a Paris court ruled that the film contains ārealistic sex scenes likely to offend the sensibilities of a young audience.ā The lesbian love story that stars Spectreās LĆ©a Seydoux, originally was given a -12 rating, meaning anyone over 12 could see it. That rating now will be reconsidered by the Classification Commission, but the courtās decision also will be appealed.
This latest controversy was stirred up by Promouvoir, a conservative-values group that increasingly has been calling on the Administrative Court of Paris to reverse ratings the group deems inappropriate. Other targets have included Gaspar NoĆ©ās Love, Virginie Despentesā Baise-Moi, Universalās Fifty Shades Of Grey and Lars von Trierās two Nymphomaniac films. The group first asked for Blueās visa to be pulled in September 2014."
rest at link
France has conservative religious groups?
Talk about moral relativism. Their big complaint was 12 year-olds shouldn't see it (and they went nanners over "Pirates of the Caribbean" too another article mentions.) Dunno what French 12 year-olds are used to seeing without objection, but I can't imagine anything short of full-blown porn is going to shock them. Besides, what are you seeing a lesbian romance movie for if lesbian sex scens are going to offend you?Gotta love the comparison to the US though where the movie is NC-17. Apparently Americans are emotionally or sexually retarded about 5 years.
