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.

"Dances and Dames." Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Our librarian gets into the secrets of the church and symbolism following Tom Hank's mane around Paris and England!

Banned

2006
- Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines all banned it for "blasphemous content."
- Samoa - Church leaders screened the film and filed a complaint with the censorship
- Solomon Islands - Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said it "undermines the very roots of Christianity in the Solomon Islands."
Reports of simular banning in China, Egypt, Peru, Singapore, and Sri Lanka

Sources

Beany, Howard. "Controversial Cinema: Top 10 Banned Films." Berlin Film Journal. Retrieved 2018 December 16 from http://berlinfilmjournal.com/2014/09/controversial-cinema-top-10-banned-films/

Howard, Ron (dir.). Da Vinci Code. Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 2006.

Pacific Islands Report. "SOLOMON ISLANDS TO BAN ‘THE DA VINCI CODE.'" Retrieved 2018 December 16 from http://www.pireport.org/articles/2006/05/24/solomon-islands-ban-%E2%80%98-da-vinci-code%E2%80%99

"Dances and Dames." Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/