Smut Hounds (2015)
It’s a story that made headlines: “Festival Film Banned!” In the late 1960s, the majority of films screened in Australia were censored in some way or another. DELETE the lovemaking. CUT the ‘Open Mouth Kissing’. REMOVE the fondling of the breast sequence. Deemed too ‘inappropriate’ and ‘morally corrupting’ for Australian eyes, these scenes were hacked from feature films and locked away in government archives. When young Sydney Film Festival director David Stratton attempted to program a Swedish film that the censors believed contained ACTUAL sex, a scandal erupted. In a mash-up of never-before-seen banned clippings, SMUT HOUNDS tells the story of how seventy-seven seconds of celluloid scandalised a government and transformed Australian cinema.
Cast
- David Stratton - Self
Screenplay
Keywords
filmmaking
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Smut Hounds about?
- It’s a story that made headlines: “Festival Film Banned!” In the late 1960s, the majority of films screened in Australia were censored in some way or another. DELETE the lovemaking. CUT the ‘Open Mouth Kissing’. REMOVE the fondling of the breast sequence. Deemed too ‘inappropriate’ and ‘morally corrupting’ for Australian eyes, these scenes were hacked from feature films and locked away in government archives. When young Sydney Film Festival director David Stratton attempted to program a Swedish film that the censors believed contained ACTUAL sex, a scandal erupted. In a mash-up of never-before-seen banned clippings, SMUT HOUNDS tells the story of how seventy-seven seconds of celluloid scandalised a government and transformed Australian cinema.
- Who directed Smut Hounds?
- Smut Hounds was directed by Sari Braithwaite.
- Who stars in Smut Hounds?
- Smut Hounds stars David Stratton.
- How long is Smut Hounds?
- Smut Hounds has a runtime of 9m (9 minutes).
- What genre is Smut Hounds?
- Smut Hounds is a Documentary film.
- Where was Smut Hounds produced?
- Smut Hounds was produced in Australia.