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Visions of Ecstasy is a British film of genre Drama

Visions of Ecstasy (1989)

Visions of Ecstasy
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Length 18minutes
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Horror,    Historical
Rating52% 2.614862.614862.614862.614862.61486

Visions of Ecstasy is a 1989 British short film that became the only work to be refused a certification by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the grounds of blasphemy. The film, which was directed by Nigel Wingrove, was banned because it featured sexualised scenes of Saint Teresa of Ávila with the body of Jesus on the cross. The BBFC felt that any release of the film could be liable for prosecution under the common law offence of blasphemous libel.

As cutting the scenes would remove approximately half of the film's content, the board decided to refuse certification altogether. The distributor appealed to the European Court of Human Rights but the BBFC's decision to reject certification was upheld.

In 2008 the blasphemy laws in the UK were repealed. In January 2012 the BBFC gave the film an 18 certificate with no cuts or alterations to the original film's content.

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The film shows the 16th Century Spanish nun St Teresa of Avila caressing the crucified body of Jesus.

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