Unsuitable Film and Video Audiences - by Peter Turner (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Film classification and censorship in the UK has been extensively researched by scholars.
- Author(s): Peter Turner
- 246 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
Description
About the Book
Investigates the memories of the first children of the video generation about watching films that the BBFC deemed unsuitable for them.Book Synopsis
Film classification and censorship in the UK has been extensively researched by scholars. What requires further analysis is audiences' experiences of watching films that had been subject to BBFC interventions. The classification system attempted to ensure that only viewers of or above specific ages (15 or 18) would be able to watch certain films. However, significant numbers of child viewers saw films deemed inappropriate for their age group, whether at the cinema or more commonly by watching videos.
This book investigates how these audiences managed to see age-inappropriate films, exploring the memories of over 300 questionnaire and 30 interview respondents. The responses detail what the children of the 1980s remember watching, viewer memories of the how, when and where they were watched, how genre affected the experience and what the post-viewing experience was like for these viewers, including the effects of these viewings on social dynamics, identity formation and later cinephilia.Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 246
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Film
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Hardcover
Author: Peter Turner
Language: English
Street Date: February 28, 2026
TCIN: 1004266311
UPC: 9781399533591
Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-0852
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 1 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
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