"Which film was banned for 8 years in the Republic of Ireland and for a year in Norway, and was marketed in Sweden as '""The film so funny that it was banned in Norway""?"
Film censorship in the Republic of Ireland appeared in the 20 September 2005 journal, and was the first of the year. Revocation notices are also published in the journal, where a film has been banned and then allowed. The 2010 DVD release of the 1978 film "I Spit on Your Grave" is the most recent instance of an IFCO ban. The main legislation under which Irish films are censored are: Many films have been banned in Ireland, including "Monty Python's Life of Brian", "From Dusk Till Dawn" and "A Clockwork Orange". A review in 2000 has meant that many of these have since been un-banned and rated
Monty Python's Life of Brian the US preceded British distribution), screenings were picketed by both rabbis and nuns ("Nuns with banners!" observed Michael Palin). It was also banned for eight years in Ireland and for a year in Norway (it was marketed in Sweden as "The film so funny that it was banned in Norway"). During the film's theatrical run in Finland, a text explaining that the film was a parody of Hollywood historical epics was added to the opening credits. In the UK, Mary Whitehouse, and other traditionalist Christians, pamphleteered and picketed locations where the local cinema was screening the film, a campaign that