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1989 - the Beginning of the End of the Enlightenment?
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See:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/china-firm-on-film-festival-criminal-20090715-dli1.html
Commendably festival director Richard Moore refused to bow to Chinese Government pressure. "The 10 Conditions of Love" will be screened.
So far so good.
But what now? In coming years will the directors of the MIFF exercise some self-censorship? Will they decide that it is too much hassle to screen certain films?
Withdrawing the "The 10 Conditions of Love" would have been a highly visible act. It would have led to howls of protest within Australia. But suppose in future films of similar character are simply not included in the line up with the excuse of insufficient artistic merit? That sort of self-censorship is hard to prove.
For that matter, how much self-censorship goes on right now? Are there movies that are excluded because they might upset sensitive groups?