RELS 237 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Will H. Hays, Republican National Committee, Film Censorship
11 Sep 2017
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Creative project (in leu of nal essay) When did it start and where: lumi re brothers 1895 at a parisian caf . Monday, september 11, 2017: started for the rich, but soon movies became available on fairgrounds across. Phalke, inspired by jesus lms, created his own movies in india depicting. Censorship: as early as 1909, a catholic review commission took some of the rst steps toward censorship, 13 early prohibitions include such subjects as drunkenness, nudity, crime, gambling and illicit love. Afraid of the dark: the darkness of movie houses alone made people uncomfortable, not just the actual darkness, but the dark themes of cinema were received by some as dangerous. Gangsters and monsters, intrigue and romance lled the screen. But instead of a fresh, imaginative portrayal of life, whether through fantasy or realism, movies reverted to formulas . The depression: studios begin to make movies with more sex and violence.
