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The Toronto Film Society presents "The PRE-CODE Weekend"
Toronto Film Society is dedicating this weekend to Pre-Code films. What exactly
does Pre-Code mean? This term refers to films made before the Motion Picture Producers
and Distributors of America, under Will H. Hays with Joseph L. Breen, director of
the Code Administration, put into strict effect on July 1, 1934 the self-regulatory
code of ethics created in 1930. The code set forth general standards of “good taste”
and specific do’s and don’ts concerning what could and could not be shown in American
movies. Among the general principles of the code was the requirement that “no picture
shall be produced which will lower the standards of those who see it. Hence the
sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing,
evil or sin.” The Code had a long reaching effect on American film producers and
their films until the Supreme Court brought a sweeping revision to the Code in 1966
due to the pressures of social change. So please join us to see films that were
racy, risqué, and even outrageous this coming May, 2013.
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