Visions of Ecstasy is a 1989 UK erotic short by Nigel Wingrove. With Louise Downie, Elisha Scott and Dan Fox. See IMDb
Passed 18 uncut for nudity and sex involving religious images for:
- UK 2012 4Digital/Redemption R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release 26th March 2012
Previously Banned
Previously banned by the BBFC for:
The BBFC decision was subsequently appealed to the Video Appeals Committee who upheld the ban.
DVD Features
Included with this historic film is a 40 page, booklet written by the films director, Nigel Wingrove, in which he explains how the film came to be made, the effect its banning had on his life and future work, and how his continuing battles against film censorship led eventually to the resignation of the BBFC’s then director, JamesFerman, the legalisation of pornography and a general relaxations of film classification overall.
Also included on this DVD are the director s first erotic short film, Axel (1986) and his nunsploitation feature, Sacred Flesh (2000), in which a Mother Superior struggles with her sexual desires in a series of imagined dialogues with Mary Magdalene will her mind torments her with images of sexual perversion, lesbianism and sadomasochism. Sacred Flesh was cut by 25s by the BBFC when it was submitted in 2000.
Additional extras include extensive stills, press gallery and interviews.
