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Originally Posted by Mojo  Didn't he do the same with Salo? Trying to show what a 'true' fan of film he was. Or maybe he was just a perv  |
He rejected it for cinema but felt it was too important a film to discard or cut, and instead suggested it was shown at licensed film clubs (as Trevelyan did with
Flesh). As with the latter the cinema ended up being raided by the police but, unlike the latter, Ferman couldn't give it an uncut certificate. So he ended up preparing a heavily edited version (minus around 6 mins) which could be shown at said clubs. As a result Ferman ended up persuading Callaghan's government to incorporate films within the Obscene Publications Act, so preventing police interference from happening again. Just as well really, as the Act acted as a buffer for
In The Realm Of The Senses being given a club certificate.
He never granted
Salo a cinema certificate, cut or uncut, in his time as BBFC chief.