Film Talk: BBFC Classified (18)

In the last decade, the British Board of Film Classification has developed from role of censor to an advisory capacity for film and DVD.

The Education Officer for the BBFC talks about the role of the BBFC and how it has changed, what the Board does and how decisions are made on classification, with examination of a number of illustrated case studies of borderline decisions.

There will be a complete screening of Mike Leigh’s 1993 film Naked, David Thewlis’ finest screen performance, that is challenging of its content and presentation.

Naked 18
Dir: Mike Leigh
UK 1993 131mins
Cast: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp

Johnny flees Manchester for London, to avoid a beating from the family of a girl he has raped.

There he finds an old girlfriend, and spends some time homeless, spending much of his time ranting at strangers, and meeting characters in plights very much like his own.