THE STORY OF SIN (Walerian Borowczyk, 1975)

Category: Cinema > Films

Original title:Dzieje grzechu
Director:Walerian Borowczyk
Release date:1975
Country of origin:Poland
Genre:Drama
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072919/

Censorship incidents

November 1975
Banning and confiscation of the film THE STORY OF SIN (Walerian Borowczyk, 1975)
Rating:Banned | Adults only
Reason:Obscenity | Sex | Nudity
Type of censorship:Ban | Confiscation | Institutional censorship | Preemptive censorship

Description

In November 1975, according to prosecutor’s order, the film THE STORY OF SIN (Walerian Borowczyk) was confiscated and its screenings were banned. The film, which contained plenty of nudity and raw –for the time– sexual scenes, was an impressive, especially concerning set design and cinematography, depiction of Polish society of the early 20th century.

For full text and advanced filtering options check the relevant article in Greek.

Sources – Bibliography

  • Ta Nea, 24/11/1975.
  • Chroniko ’76.

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