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Visions Of Ecstasy
An 18-minute experimental film, Nigel Wingrove's Visions Of Ecstasy (1989) is the only motion picture ever banned outright in the UK solely on the grounds of blasphemy. Its depiction and interpretation of the erotic imaginings of the 16th-centruy Carmelite nun, St. Teresa, were such that the film's banning was upheld in an historic judgment at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in a case that took seven years to reach its conclusion. Now, due to the abolition of the UK's blasphemy laws in 2008, Vision's Of Ecstasy - previously unseen in the U.S. - is finally being released.
Also on this disc are several other early works by visionary filmmaker Nigel Wingrove, that blend his trademark eroticism with a painterly eye for color and composition, always underscored with a diabolical flair for the perverse.
Details
- Length
- Rating NR
- Released:
- Added Oct 30 2012
- Production Year 1989
- Empire SKU 1615506
- UPC Code 738329101329
- Studio Redemption USA
- Packaging Keep
- Number of Discs 1
- Disc SS-DL
Features
Films Include: Axel, Faustine, Sacred Flesh
Visions Of Ecstasy Outtakes
Interview With Nigel Wingrove
Hail Mary! A Brief Peek At Nunsploitation
"Finding Ecstasy On The Road To Redemption" A 36 Page illustrated Essay On The censorship of Visions Of Ecstasy By The British Board Of Film Classification and the Legal Battle To Overturn The Ruling (ROM Content)
Audio/Video
- Audio
English Dolby Digital Stereo
- Video
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Categories
- Art House
- British
- Cult Film / TV
- Erotica
- Exploitation
- International
- Lesbian
- LGBT Interest
- Religion
- Short Films
- Special Interest