How does film censorship work in Britain? Jim Robertson's new paperback edition of The Hidden Cinemaargues that censorship has had a far greater influence on British film history than is often apparent, creating the `hidden cinema' of the title. Robertson charts the role of the British Board of Film Censors, established in 1913, and the histories of a variety of noteworthy films including Battleship Potemkinand No Orchids for Miss Blandishand revealing how censorship continues to exert a marked influence on many important films - like the controversial A Clockwork Orange- some of which have now vanished from British screens altogether. This edition includes a brand new section on Bernardo Bertolucci's Last Tango in Paris, immediately engulfed in censorship wrangles on its release in 1972.
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