FC: British censors erase "distressed bird" scene from movie

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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From: Paul Spirito <berezina () nihidyll com>
Subject: Bird Scene To Be Cut From U.K. Release Of Night Falls
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 08:35:50 -0400

http://us.imdb.com/StudioBrief/#3

       The British Board of Film Classification, the U.K.'s
       official film censors, has ordered that a scene in the movie
       Before Night Falls, in which a bird appears to be captured,
       must be cut before the film may be shown in the U.K. The BBC
       reported Wednesday that it was the first time in four years
       that the BBFC has cut a scene from a film for breaching
       rules on animal cruelty. The board, noting that the bird
       appears to be "clearly distressed" in the scene, said that
       it had not received adequate assurances from the bird's
       trainer that it had not been harmed during the filming. The
       movie garnered a Best Actor Oscar nomination for its star,
       Javier Bardem.

For the new theme song of the British Board of Film Classification, go
here:

http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/g/g063.html

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Paul




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