A clockwork Orange
1971 given an X rating.
'an unrelieved diet of vicious violence and hooliganism'
1973 concerns arose of copycat violence and the film was withdrawn from the UK.
In 1999 the film was then given and age rating of 18 to replace the X rating.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/clockwork-orange
Emmanuelle
Made in 1972 but didn't reach the UK till 1974 as it was held up by the French film censorship.
The BBFC was unable to see the film the same way the director did and labelled it as a sex film.
They saw some scenes as being unacceptable to British taste.
The film was only able to be shown in select cinemas.
As a result of his petitioning, the Obscene Publications Act was extended to cinema films in 1977. Ferman's first response to the change of law was to waive the existing cuts to Last Tango in Paris (a 'serious' film whose overall context and artistic integrity would protect it from prosecution). Shortly after this he instructed the distributor of Emmanuelle (still playing in the West End of London) that the original X certificate, issued in 1974, was to be withdrawn and that the film would have to be cut to remove the eroticised rape scene.
DVD cut version released in 2001. The film was resubmitted in 2007 and the uncut version was released at an 18.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/emmanuelle
The Awakening
Made in 2011
Film was given a 15 due to the pain dwelling on pain and injury and the sex scenes being sadistic and detailed.
There are two strong scenes in the film. The most notable includes physical violence and sexual threat.
The director appealed for it to be made a 12A but the only way he could was to make cuts to the film.The stronger jump scares and the gore were suggested to be cut.
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/awakening
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