Dench swearing prompts complaints
Dench swearing prompts complaints
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Every film in which actress Dame Judi Dench swears results in complaints, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has said in its annual report.
A handful of film-goers objected to her use of an expletive in 12A-rated Bond movie Quantum of Solace, but the complaints were "expected", it said.
The body, which certifies films, DVDs and games, has updated its guidelines.
Releases will be vetted for issues of prejudice for the first time alongside violence, swearing and sexual content.
More rigorous
Issues of race, gender, sexuality and disability will be taken into account when the BBFC issues certificates.
Under the new guidelines, a DVD box set of US comedy series Friends has been given a 12 rating instead of a PG because of the single use of the word spastic.
The organisation, which has reviewed its guidelines for the first time in four years, has said that the tone and meaning will come under scrutiny as well as what appears on screen.
It says that some releases which fall between two certificates could now be pushed into a more rigorous classification.
A handful of film-goers objected to her use of an expletive in 12A-rated Bond movie Quantum of Solace, but the complaints were "expected", it said.
The body, which certifies films, DVDs and games, has updated its guidelines.
Releases will be vetted for issues of prejudice for the first time alongside violence, swearing and sexual content.
More rigorous
Issues of race, gender, sexuality and disability will be taken into account when the BBFC issues certificates.
Under the new guidelines, a DVD box set of US comedy series Friends has been given a 12 rating instead of a PG because of the single use of the word spastic.
The organisation, which has reviewed its guidelines for the first time in four years, has said that the tone and meaning will come under scrutiny as well as what appears on screen.
It says that some releases which fall between two certificates could now be pushed into a more rigorous classification.
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