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The Golden Age of Censorship (Hardcover)
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Do you remember the video nasty? It is 1984 and video has just
arrived in Britain's homes. With it comes a widespread distrust and
fear. The public dread a deluge of porn, ultraviolence, cannibalism
and dismemberment. Eager to reflect the public mood, Parliament
decides to panic too, and gifts sweeping powers to the chief film
censor, Nick Berg. Every film ever made has to be reclassified for
home viewing. But rather than become a tool of moral hysteria, Berg
has a grand plan. He will create an entirely new kind of censorship
- benign, thoughtful, intelligent. First, he must create a team to
implement his wishes. Advertising in newspapers and magazines
across the country, Berg announces a competition to find a handful
of the best and the brightest. Thousands apply. Interviews, tests,
rejections, more interviews, more tests follow, until only seven
remain. This 'Magnificent Seven' will have the power to decide what
others can and cannot see. They are tasked to reflect the very best
of what can be thought and said. They will encounter the great
monuments of censorship - "The Exorcist", "Cannibal Holocaust" and
"Reservoir Dogs" - as well as the obscure and unexpected: "Rupert
Bear" and "Little Yum" and the almost unwatchable "Nappy Love". But
off-screen, all is soon not well in the inner sanctum. What Berg
doesn't realize is that his prized rationale is flawed. Fault lines
appear within his team of seven. And a struggle for power is set in
motion which quickly leads to betrayal, madness and, ultimately,
death. Paul Hoffman, a former senior censor at the British Board of
Film Classification, has written a compelling and captivating novel
that challenges our ideas about censorship, prejudice and the fine
line between art and exploitation.
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