Overview

This official history of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) draws on unprecedented access to the BBFC's archives to trace 100 years of film classification, with contributions from leading film critics and historians and case studies of controversial films such as Battleship Potemkin and A Clockwork Orange.

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Author:   Edward Lamberti
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   BFI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 18.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.960kg
ISBN:  

9781844574766

ISBN 10:   1844574768
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   22 November 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword; M.Kermode .- Preface; Q.Thomas.- Introduction; E.Lamberti.- Censorship Under Siege: The BBFC in the Silent Era; S.Brown.- 'The People's Amusement': Cinemagoing and the BBFC, 1928-1948; R.James.- From The Snake Pit to the Garden of Eden: A Time of Temptation for the Board; S.Chibnall.- The Trevelyan Years: British Censorship and 1960s Cinema; T.Hargreaves .- Wake of the Flood: Key Issues in UK Censorship, 1970-1975; S.Simkin.- The Poacher Turned Gamekeeper: James Ferman and the Increasing Intervention of the Law; G.Osborn & A.Sinclair .- More Than Just a 'Nasty' Decade: Classifying the Popular in the 1980s; S.Barber .- Head-On Collisions: The BBFC in the 1990s; J.Petley 'The Last Days of the Board'; R.Duval.- The Director's Commentary; D.Cooke.- On the BBFC in the Digital Age; G.Lemos, J.Carr, G.Hawthorn, S. Sedley & A.Phoenix .- Case Studies by BBFC Staff: .- Battleship Potemkin; A.McDowell.- Island of Lost Souls; K.Myers.- The Snake Pit; D.Hyman.- Caged; J.Green.- Cape Fear; D.Hyman.- Blowup; E.Lamberti.- A Clockwork Orange; K.Myers.- WR: Mysteries of the Organism; C.Lapper.- The Panic in Needle Park; M.Perkins.- Shivers; D.Hyman.- The Tin Drum; C.Lapper.- Christiane F; C.Lapper.- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; E.Lamberti.- Licence to Kill; E.Lamberti.- International Guerillas; J.Green.- Mikey; J.Green.- Ichi the Killer; M.Perkins.- Lilo & Stitch; J.Green.- 9 Songs; C.O'Brien Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; K.Myers.

Reviews

'This book thoughtfully presents current practices in the frame of past contexts as part of an ongoing debate about what audiences might want from 'their' classifiers.' - Sight & Sound

This book thoughtfully presents current practices in the frame of past contexts as part of an ongoing debate about what audiences might want from 'their' classifiers.' - Sight & Sound 'This is a key book and I would reckon that it is a must for any library used by staff and students engaging with British Film and British filmgoing. It is well produced with an accessible layout.' - Media Education Journal 'The history of the BBFC, as documented in this fascinating new book, is littered with controversies, scandals and accusations of butchering great works of art...The book spans the entire history of the organisation, from silent film, through the 'video nasties' furore of the 1980s right up to the present day. It is well researched and written from a number of perspectives, both from within and outisde the BBFC.' - Cinema Retro

Author Information

EDWARD LAMBERTI is Information Services Manager at the BBFC and a PhD candidate in the Film Studies department at King's College London. Associate Editors: Jason Green, David Hyman, Craig Lapper and Karen Myers.

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