A Forbidden Orange
A Forbidden Orange

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A Forbidden Orange

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5.4(14 votes)
2021
1h 25m
DocumentaryHistory
cinema on cinema1970sfranco regime (francoism)film censorship

Overview

Spain, 1970s. A Clockwork Orange, a film considered by critics and audiences as one of the best works in the history of cinema, directed by Stanley Kubrick and released in 1971, was banned by the strict Franco government. However, the film was finally premiered, without going through censorship, during the 20th edition of the Seminci, the Valladolid Film Festival, on April 24, 1975. How was this possible?