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...years ago, directors and reviewers raised a ruckus about the X ratings given such critically acclaimed independent fare as Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover. After much debate, and the likelihood that a major-studio film (Universal's Henry & June) would get an X, the film industry's rating board altered the label to NC-17. The idea was to remove the stigma of pornography that the X rating bore and allow serious filmmakers to explore provocative styles without worrying that the parents of a 14-year-old might be offended...
Vernon Lamarr Clark walked into a San Diego bank two months ago determined to get in trouble. The would-be thief, who was unarmed, handed the nearest teller a note announcing a bank robbery and asking for cash. After receiving $40, Clark told a security guard to call the police and patiently waited to be arrested...
...Crimson recently spoke with Peter Greenaway, director of The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover and the recently released Prospero's Books, a film adaptation of The Tempest. The following are excerpts from that conversation...
...foreigner it's always difficult to understand another country's censorship system. America was the only country that banned The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover. It was somewhat surprising. Characteristics about it are disturbing...
...would you say is that character in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover...