History of British Film Certificates/1982-1985

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    The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles.
    Karl Marx (1818–1883)

    Revolutions are the periods of history when individuals count most.
    Norman Mailer (b. 1923)

    The earth is mankind’s ultimate haven, our blessed terra firma. When it trembles and gives way beneath our feet, it’s as though one of God’s cheques has bounced.
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    This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable.
    —British Board Of Film Censors. Quoted in Halliwell’s Filmgoer’s Companion (1984)