Irish censor passes utterly filthy '9 Songs' uncut

RuggieBear

dammit....two great rebuffs and i canna give you +rep for it.

Altho....i do think hugh was getting at something that is becoming more prevalent in Irish Society (and i know i'm guilty of) which is blatent prejedice against religion, the church and its followers. Not that i'm saying that is the case with Mycroft or Ixoy.

Recently, it does seem to be an acceptable prejedice, up there with travellers and Compustore....

Victor

Hugh Hefner wrote:

Thankfully we have full access to British films which might not be cut like ours. I mean has a censorship ever stopped you from seeing the full film you wanted to?

Actually you will find classification and censorship values will vary from country to country. While the Irish censor might give "manipulation" a 12 or 15 rating, it could attract an 18 rating in Spain. Meanwhile, we give the full on sex an 18 and Spain gives it a 12 or 15....

mike65

http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si=1278137&issue_id=11620

A FAMILY values organisation has written to the film censor, John Kelleher, asking him to reverse a decision to allow 9 Songs, regarded as the most sexually explicit mainstream film ever, to be shown here uncut.

The move by the Family and Media Association (FMA) comes as it holds a conference today which is to be addressed by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin

The letter from the FMA to Mr Kelleher, reads: "We appeal to you to consider your decision to release the film for screening in Irish cinemas."

It says the sexually explicit behaviour in the movie "is deeply private and intimate and should not be for public viewing."

The FMA also raises concerns about whether an over 18 certificate for the film will actually prevent it being seen by those under 18...

Anyone remember the Mothers Of Seven?

Mike.

Agent Orange

There's an interview with Kelleher on wow.ie where he mentions '9 Songs': click here

ixoy

Oh shock, horror, some groups want him to rescind his descision according to the Indo:

THE Film Censor has defended for the first time his controversial decision to allow the showing of the sexually explicit film, 9 Songs, on Irish screens from next February.

Responding to an objection from the Family and Media Association (FMA), John Kelleher said that "subject to the law, adults should be free to choose for themselves what they may wish to watch".

The FMA wrote to Mr Kelleher last week and urged him to reverse a decision to allow the film to be shown uncut, even though it shows numerous scenes of a couple engaged in sex acts, including intercourse. It is the first time such a film will have been seen on Irish movie screens.

The organisation is also concerned that under 18-year-olds will be able to view it because of what it claims is a lack of proper supervision in cinema multiplexes.

It says that once a person buys their ticket and has it checked, it is easy for them to view a movie other than the one they purchased a ticket to see.

However, Mr Kelleher responded: "The decision to certify this film as Over 18, ie restricting it to adults, was based, as would always be the case, upon a range of other factors that I take into account.

"Chief among these would be my belief that, subject to the law, adults should be free to choose for themselves what they may wish to watch, rather than have me make that decision for them unilaterally.

"Other important factors that I would take into account would be the film's context, impact and totality, as well as the purpose and approach of the filmmaker."

He concluded: "As regards your reference to underage persons being able to gain access to a cinema where a film with a higher certification is playing, I have had extremely few complaints in this regard - literally a handful in the last 18 months.

"However, if you are aware of specific instances in this regards, I will he happy to bring this to the attention of the appropriate authorities."

Hah! Stick it to them Kelleher! Perfect response - adults should be free to watch films, and not have their range decided by him. Their argument, that kids might see the movie, is a rather poor one. That's the role of the cinema to monitor. He's in charge of saying who the audience should be, not enforcing that audience. It wouldn't be long ago that interest groups like the FMA would have swayed him. Kelleher, if you have an account here post something so I can +rep you...

RuggieBear

lol... ixoy, you wanna be careful you don't try and +rep anybody in real life!!!

The organisation is also concerned that under 18-year-olds will be able to view it because of what it claims is a lack of proper supervision in cinema multiplexes.

I liked this quote....what about a lack of proper supervision from the parents making sure that their children aren't heading to the cinema to break the law and try and watch a film they are not allowed to see.....

Nuttzz

I would like to thank the FMA and others for bringing this film to my attention, I wouldnt of heard of it otherwise and would have missed its cinema release......