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The Big [Censored] Theory

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1444 points feross | 1 comments | 29 Aug 22 17:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jrochkind1 ◴[29 Aug 22 18:18 UTC] No.32641569[source]▶
> This added up to over one hour of deleted scenes, or nearly three full episodes of purely censored content

I would like to watch the edit of only deleted scenes strung together.

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drfuchs ◴[29 Aug 22 20:25 UTC] No.32643083[source]▶
In the charming 1988 Best Foreign Film "Cinema Paradiso," set in a small pre-war Italian town, the projectionist has to preview every imported American film for the local priest, who sits and rings a bell at each scene containing a kiss so they can be spliced out before the paying audience arrives. Spoiler: In the heartwarming ending, the young boy who had befriended him comes back to town after the death of the projectionist, to find a gift has been left for him: A reel of film, which he projects for himself, and finds it's all the years of removed Hollywood kisses, spliced together one right after the other.
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1. Nursie ◴[30 Aug 22 01:33 UTC] No.32645707[source]▶
I remember some years ago reading a reply, from a film critic to a newspaper reader, about a letter he had received from her. He had reviewed Cinema Paradiso in glowing terms, and was then surprised to receive a letter that was incandescent with rage.

The cinemagoer was disgusted by what she had seen, and didn't understand how such an epic display of toilet humour, slapstick violence and general crude behaviour had attracted any sort of positive response, let alone the recommendations he had given.

The critic pointed out that it sounded like she had probably been to see "Guest House Paradiso", a very different movie...