 鲜花( 15)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
China bans censored brothel film 3 O: \- u0 h3 m) F( D) n- ~
2 [% M3 q' n x( i) U" f
Authorities in China have banned a film set in a Beijing massage parlour that had already been heavily censored for its sexually explicit content.
' T+ f) \/ B7 J+ J8 X, MLost In Beijing was released in Chinese cinemas on 30 November after scenes showing dirty streets, prostitutes and gambling were removed from the movie. . ?; r" ~+ r, g6 r- w
, j7 ?) h" S: ]: vAccording to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, however, the film still violated regulations. ' S0 A3 R s9 y# g8 L, L. P1 F X- ^3 G+ [
/ c1 T' o8 c0 E9 u8 c$ yIts producers have been banned from making films in China for two years.
4 E/ C! X+ u" K0 D4 m8 C* U0 o6 {8 y' \: X' F( o" r
The drama - which involves the rape of a masseuse and her subsequent pregnancy - was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2007.
- {( L1 U( S2 l8 W- I0 {- t, f- t- y+ S. ]4 w! j2 X, s5 V6 J
It went on to win a jury prize at the Bangkok International Film Festival last July.
: S/ E* F, `( d" I4 G' X- I
* ]' }6 G8 q) p- L'Inappropriate'
$ W4 B, l- b! C3 ~7 B
' m) s" {: T3 l9 B& P8 `According to the Chinese authorities, the film broke regulations by using "unhealthy and inappropriate promotional materials" in its marketing.
- r* q ~2 s9 ] P% ~5 w1 W; m! Q- V/ h, U; t$ w! O6 l
Its producer, Fang Li, has attributed the decision to the widespread availability of uncut, pirated versions of the movie he did not sanction. 9 t; G3 W2 E( w0 _3 o7 A
) x' H% Q$ `2 F) V4 H0 x
"Why would I give the movie to pirates and hurt my own movie?" he told the Associated Press. 0 O: c) b( @' u8 H' F' L8 z
4 P* y6 G% y s, F" ]: G
"We are the victims of piracy. We are the biggest victims."
" ]4 j9 q4 o1 x8 Q
- m% |* k' K; j+ XPreviously, Fang said he had edited the film to remove explicit sex scenes and a side character - a fired foot masseuse who becomes a prostitute. / t; ^* e" A& _9 W# n( A3 u
2 N2 O2 e0 K, M$ f2 \ `* i8 sScenes set in Tiananmen Square, the site of pro-democracy protests that prompted a bloody military crackdown in 1989, were also removed.
' x0 `" ]: W/ J- n2 j) O# D! U. h% b2 R0 L
The censored version of the movie had already been released legitimately on DVD. |
|