Decoding the Hays Code A Guide to Film's Ethical Guidelines

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Hays Code ... The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion pictures ... Strange rules in old Hollywood outlined how men and women could interact, forbid dancing, and even limited funny portrayals of religious figures. About: Hays Code ... The Motion Picture Production Code was a set of industry guidelines for the self-censorship of content that was applied to most motion ... The Code included a wide range of restrictions on items like nudity, obscenities, ridicule of religion, and “lustful kissing.” Evil characters ... The Hays Code was a blueprint for self-censorship, ensuring films didn't cross lines that would provoke government intervention. Filmmakers had to comply with a set of principles known as the Hays Code. Learn more about what the Hays Code banned and why the code was eventually phased out. Formally known as the Motion Picture Production Code, but more popularly remembered as The Hays Code, named after William H. Hays president of the Motion ... The Hays Code, which prevented films from depicting sex or homosexuality, among other things, has no place in today's moviegoing world. Hollywood's Motion Picture Production Code, popularly referred to as the Hays Code, loomed over films in every stage of movie production ... The point of “Trainwreck,” starting with the title, is that a sexually self-determined woman can wind up a mess.
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