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The 18 certificate is issued by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to state that, in its opinion, a film or video recording should not be seen or purchased by a person under 18 years old. Image File history File links BBFC 18 category symbol File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
British Board of Film Classification logo The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for film and some video game classification and censorship within the United Kingdom. ...
As with other British film certificates, the 18 certificate theoretically only has advisory power for films shown in public cinemas, with the ultimate say being held by local authorities. In practice, the local authorities tend to follow BBFC rulings in all but a few exceptional cases.
For video sales, the BBFC rulings have statutory power, as under the terms of the 1984 Video Recordings Act all videos sold or distributed within the UK must either be given a certificate by the BBFC, unless they fall into a number of exempt categories. Uncertificated recordings which are not exempt cannot legally be sold, regardless of content. The Video Recordings Act is a UK Act of Parliament that was passed into law in 1984. ...
The 18 certificate was created in 1982 as the successor of the previous X certificate, which in turn was the successor of the H certificate (with H standing for "horror"). See History of British Film Certificates for more details. Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...
X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. ...
Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the reader. ...
This article chronicles the history of British film certificates. ...
Typical reasons for restricting films to the 18 certificate category have included scenes of drug-taking, supernatural horror, explicit sex, sadistic violence and sexual violence — the last two of which have often led to a certificate not being issued at all, effectively banning the film in the UK.
It is also issued by the Irish Film Censor's Office. It was only recently that the censors passed films with explicit sexual acts despite the 18 certificate existing for many years. 1965 envelope sent to local office of 20th Century Fox with certifying cachet of IFCO The Irish Film Censors Office (IFCO) is the name given to the censor of films in Ireland. ...
Sex and the 18 certificate Until recently, 18 certificate films could not contain the depiction of actual sex acts. With the relaxation of restrictions on the depiction of sexual acts, the R18 certificate was created to allow the sale of these films in sex shops. Although the BBFC allowed the depiction of simulated sex scenes in 18 certificate films, actual sexual acts were still not allowed to be depicted in 18 certificate films until recently. The R18 certificate represents a film or video classification given by the British Board of Film Classification. ...
Front window of a Tokyo sex shop advertising adult toys A sex shop is a shop that sells products such as sex toys, pornography, erotic lingerie, erotic books, and safer sex products such as condoms and dental dams. ...
Even now, this is still unusual, and the granting of an 18 certificate for these films appears to be on the basis that these films' artistic merit justified the depiction of sexual acts that were a small part of, but integral to, the film. Artistic merit is an English language term that is used in relation to cultural products when referring to the judgment of their perceived quality or value as works of art. ...
This precedent appears to have been set when the BBFC granted 18 certificates for film containing short scenes of unsimulated sex, such as Catherine Breillat's Romance (in 1999) and Patrice Chereau's Intimacy (in 2001). Catherine Breillat (born July 13, 1948) is a filmmaker and director based in Paris. ...
Romance (Romance X) is a 1999 French movie written and directed by Catherine Breillat. ...
Patrice Chéreau (born 1944) is a French director and film maker. ...
This is the article about the movie Intimacy. ...
In October 2004, a new precedent appeared to be set when the BBFC granted an 18 certificate for Michael Winterbottom's film 9 Songs, which featured a number of lengthy explicit scenes of unsimulated sex. Winterbottom at the Toronto International Film Festival. ...
9 Songs is a 2004 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom. ...
As of 2004, a review is in progress of the classification and regulation system, and the BBFC is currently being challenged by video distributors to award 18 certificates to material which currently falls under the R18 guidelines. It is unclear whether this marks the end of the distinction between the 18 certificate and the R18 certificate, or whether the BBFC will continue to apply an "artistic merit" test to distinguish between films which are acceptable for 18 certificates and those which receive only R18 certificates. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Violence, horror, and the 18 certificate In the past, violence was one of the most problematic aspects when passing a film with an 18 certificate, whether it is sexualised or fantasized violence. Horror films were often the culprits for depicting graphic violence and this often results in a lot of grief to the examiners. Therefore, they must remove the offending scenes before giving it a certificate. With the advent of videotape, this meant that any film that was cut in the cinemas could be released uncut on video. This had lead to a moral panic concerning "video nasties" as coined by tabloid newspapers. The Government passed the Video Recordings Act 1984 which meant all videos offered for sale must be assigned a classification agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office (the BBFC in this case). As a result of this, many films previously cut for cinema (such as The Evil Dead and Dawn of the Dead) had to be cut further in order to get a legal release. Video nasty was a term coined in the United Kingdom in the 1980s that originally applied to a number of films distributed on video that were held by some to be unfit for domestic viewing. ...
The Video Recordings Act is a UK Act of Parliament that was passed into law in 1984. ...
The Evil Dead (also known as Evil Dead, The Book of The Dead, Sam Raimis The Evil Dead and The Evil Dead: The Ultimate Experience in Grueling Terror) is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi and starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss and Betsy Baker. ...
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In recent times, the BBFC have been more lenient towards fantasized violence, and so the above-mentioned films have since passed uncut. Current concerns include content such as "any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts which is likely to promote the activity", and sexualised violence. The BBFC also takes into account whether the scenes are considered to glamourize sexual assault. In 2002, the board passed Gaspar Noé's Irréversible without any cuts. This is because they state that the rape depicted in the film does not contain any explicit sexual images and is not designed to titillate at all. Less than a month later, Takashi Miike's Ichi the Killer had to be cut by 3.25 minutes due to sexual violence. In this case, it featured scenes of explicit sexual images and is designed to titillate the viewer. Gaspar Noé (born on 27 December 1963 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinan-born French filmmaker best known for shock-cinema works such as I Stand Alone and Irréversible. ...
Irréversible (2002, France) is a film written, directed, edited, and photographed by Gaspar Noé. It is considered to be one of the most disturbing and controversial films of 2002, due to its explicit on-camera depiction of rape and murder. ...
Takashi Miike ) (born August 24, 1960) is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. ...
Ichi the Killer ) (2001) is a film directed by Takashi Miike and adapted from a manga by Hideo Yamamoto. ...
Also, suicide can make a DVD have an 18 certificate. For example, Volume 3 of the anime Paranoia Agent is rated 18 because of suicide references and violence, while the other volumes were rated 12 and 15. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...
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See also X-rated, X certificate, X classification or similar terms are labels for movies implying strong adult content, typically pornography or violence. ...
The R18 certificate represents a film or video classification given by the British Board of Film Classification. ...
Since 1857, a series of obscenity laws known as the Obscene Publications Acts have governed what can be published. ...
A motion picture rating system categorizes films with regard to suitability for children and/or adults in terms of issues such as sex, violence and profanity. ...
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