Director fight porn claims
( 2003-09-01 14:13) (bjtoday.com)
The director of a film that was entered in last year¡¯s Stockholm Film
Festival is suing the distributors of the DVD version over their claims on the
cover and in promotional posters hat the film is ¡°pornographic.¡±The introduction
on the DVD cover claims the film, A Dream of Youth, had been banned for three
years in China owing to its pornographic content.
Zhaoyan Guozhang, the director, is suing the four distributors for violation
of his reputation. He told Beijing Youth Daily that the film was only completed
in March 2002, that the Bureau of Broadcasting ,Television and Film had
permitted the film¡¯ participation in the Stockholm Film Festival.
"It is ridiculous to claim that the recently finished film had been banned
for three years!¡± he saiL¨¹ Jianmin, the manager of th Beijing distribution agent
and one of the defendants, admitted that the promotion had been somewhat
¡°improper. As to why such claims had been made, he said it was necessary in
order to survive in the depressed film market in China.
Zhaoyan Guozhang says money is not the issue, he only wants to help those
involved in the production of the film to get the recognition they deserve.
¡°In the posters and on the cover, you can find pictures and descriptions
suggesting sexual content that has nothing todo with the film,¡± he said.
¡°However, the production team and film crew receive no
mention£¡¡±
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