Pretty Baby (1978)

Our librarian goes back to the brothels of New Orleans Storyville for the story of a little girl learning to be a little girl despite growing up very fast.

Banned

1978 - Argentina - labeled by the Videla regime as "pornographic"

1978 - 1983 - South Africa - banned due to apartheid restrictions

1978-1995 - Ontario, Canada - banned by the film board but overturned in 1995

Sources

Malle, Louis (dir.) Pretty Baby. Paramount Pictures, 1978.

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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Our librarian ST Harker is back to talk Jesus over the holiday break with the story of the Crucifixion told a little different. What would Jesus do?

Banned

• Book was banned by the Catholic Church and the author was excommunicated from the Greek Orthodox church

• September 1988 banned from Savannah, GA, New Orleans, LA; Oklahoma City, Santa Ana, CA upon release

• Unless otherwise stated, various countries banned the movie for blasphemy

• 1987 - Argentina, Mexico, Philippines, Turkey

• 1988 - Singapore, and Israel (who said it could offend christian population)

Sources

Scorsese, Martin (dir.) The Last Temptation of Christ. Universal Pictures, 1988.

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