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Censored! Only In Canada: The History of Film Censorship - the Scandal Off the Screen

Malcolm Dean

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Description:Quebec’s powers over film were described as “dictatorial.” Children under sixteen were not admitted to cinemas. In Paris film studios, a standing joke emerged. When a spicy scene was completed, someone would shout, “Now let’s shoot a Canadian version.”In December of 1984 the Edison Kinetoscope made its Canadian debut in Toronto, spawning a new form of art and entertainment in Canada – the moving picture.By December of 1908 the Toronto City Council was petitioning the Police Commissioners Board to grant no more licences for moving picture shows until the city was granted the power to regulate them. The battle was on.CENSORED! ONLY IN CANADA reveals, for the first time, correspondence and documents from the previously confidential files of Canada’s film censors. The result is an intriguing expose of how film censors have determined the destiny of film in Canada. Malcolm Dean’s fascinating text contrasts the tragedy of censorship with its innate humour. It is the first complete history of film censorship in Canada, and an authoritative source of Canadian film history. CENSORED! ONLY IN CANADA includes stills from many censored films, tables, brief histories of U.S. and British film censorship, as well as a survey of film censorship legislation around the world.(-back cover)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Censored! Only In Canada: The History of Film Censorship - the Scandal Off the Screen. To get started finding Censored! Only In Canada: The History of Film Censorship - the Scandal Off the Screen, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 276

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Virgo Press

Release: 1981

ISBN: 0920528325

Description: Quebec’s powers over film were described as “dictatorial.” Children under sixteen were not admitted to cinemas. In Paris film studios, a standing joke emerged. When a spicy scene was completed, someone would shout, “Now let’s shoot a Canadian version.”In December of 1984 the Edison Kinetoscope made its Canadian debut in Toronto, spawning a new form of art and entertainment in Canada – the moving picture.By December of 1908 the Toronto City Council was petitioning the Police Commissioners Board to grant no more licences for moving picture shows until the city was granted the power to regulate them. The battle was on.CENSORED! ONLY IN CANADA reveals, for the first time, correspondence and documents from the previously confidential files of Canada’s film censors. The result is an intriguing expose of how film censors have determined the destiny of film in Canada. Malcolm Dean’s fascinating text contrasts the tragedy of censorship with its innate humour. It is the first complete history of film censorship in Canada, and an authoritative source of Canadian film history. CENSORED! ONLY IN CANADA includes stills from many censored films, tables, brief histories of U.S. and British film censorship, as well as a survey of film censorship legislation around the world.(-back cover)We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Censored! Only In Canada: The History of Film Censorship - the Scandal Off the Screen. To get started finding Censored! Only In Canada: The History of Film Censorship - the Scandal Off the Screen, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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