Visions of Ecstasy (1989)

Directed by

Nigel Wingrove

Genre

exploitation film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

20 min

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film reimagines Saint Teresa of Avila in erotic scenes with Jesus on the cross. In 1989 it was the only movie banned in Britain for blasphemy.

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What happens

Visions of Ecstasy is a 1989 British short film directed by Nigel Wingrove and starring Louise Downie, Elisha Scott, and Dan Fox. It became the only work to be refused certification by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the grounds of blasphemy. The film features sexualised scenes of Saint Teresa of Ávila with the body of Jesus on the cross. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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