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The Devils - A presentation by Hayley Parker
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The Devils - A presentation by Hayley Parker (Background notes) This film by ken Russell was said to be his best work ever, he tested and redefined the boundaries of mainstream cinema with a film full of, cinematic genius, sexually explicit scenes, sadism, pornography, and scenes will offend many peoples religious sensibilities. However it is said to be a realistic depiction of the truth. (Ken Russell) When it was released many complaints came about even though the rape of Christ scene was removed. John Trevelion, The chairman of the BBFC at the time said to Ken 'if this scene is not removed my colleagues are likely to ban it'. Under this advice the scene was cut and was thought to be lost for over thirty years but was found in a Warner Brothers vault in London. Even though the scene can never be legally shown in the film it was shown on a...
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