Irene Bagach.
The Oscar worthy bod above appears, along with Keely Hazell, in the Oscar nominated British short film “Cashback”.
In France the poster for the movie shows the image as it is in the film, with only a curious change of panty color and perspective, for aesthetic reasons I presume.
Cashback’s French poster.
In the US, to eliminate the vile breasts, on comes a bra, the title moves to cover any remaining hint of nipple and Irene Bagach’s panties stay as white as… well clean underwear.
Cashback’s US poster.
By the time the US DVD appeared the entire chest region had been obscured and who knows what color her panties are, or if they’re on, because they’ve disappeared under a badly drawn skirt.
Does anything about this strike you as puerile?
Who’s afraid of tits and when did America become Victorian England?
Ha! I’ve been seeing trailers for this on HDNet for months now, and had no idea it was a short. Completely changes my outlook on the thing… the trailer just seemed too morose and one-note to carry a feature-length film, so I’m pleased to see that isn’t an issue.
“…when did America become Victorian England?”
When it comes to commerce? Oh, somewhere around 1987 or so, I think. Right around the time that random housewife started protesting “Married… With Children” and gave every fringe group in the country the idea that they could control the media by threatening to boycott advertisers.
Which is actually a big area for concern nowadays, given the push to make content free and wrap it with ads. It’s a concept that seems pro-consumer on the surface, but actually invites disaster just ‘neath the surface.
““…when did America become Victorian England?”
When it comes to commerce? Oh, somewhere around 1987 or so, I think. Right around the time that random housewife started protesting “Married… With Children” and gave every fringe group in the country the idea that they could control the media by threatening to boycott advertisers.”
Bingo.
America has not, in my memory as a conscious member of its culture, ever not been afraid of naked breasts. I’m told there were some movies in the mid to late 70s that got PG ratings despite a flash or two, but I was young enough then to have to be protected from them, so I’ve only caught them on late night cable - usually censored - if at all.
Then again, one must consider that American culture is descended from the Puritans. The puritans, in turn, are the people who got kicked out of England for being too stodgy.
I mean, come on. KICKED OUT OF ENGLAND. Which ironically seems to have become a lot less afraid of breasts in recent years, which I can’t imagine is a coincidence.
Roger: It started as a short and a feature got developed from it. Personally I think the short is superior - the feature can’t really sustain itself for the full runtime. GF loves it tho, and I have a hard time saying no to movies the GF loves that have that many breasts.
It’s a shame that whenever I see the international movie posters for films they are usually so much more visually exciting (definitely in this case) than the ones in the states. Everything seems to be dumbed down and all artistry is removed for the “dumb” American audience. Proof positive is the international posters for the upcoming Batman film. Incredible…much like this young ladies perky bits;-)
Roger - Like Rich said, it was a short. It’s become a movie. I’m sure the short is better than the padded version. At 18 minute it wasn’t that short anyway.
Rich - The Puritan’s weren’t kicked out. They left. We’ve always loved tits (remember Benny Hill? St. Trinians?)
Thanks for the capsule review. Can anyone find a link to the full short online?
Hollywood has decades worth of great movie posters, though I have always been amazed at how foreign versions bitchslap the design right out of town. It’s been just this last decade where marketing has overtly taken control of the visuals (the “big head” era) that has lead to a steady decline in quality of print material in general. DVD’s are mostly atrocious and often further evolutionary steps down from the poster. Compare some of your fave posters with their DVD counterparts if you’re bored and online. It’s a shame.
Or hit The Movie Poster Awards site for massive collections of current-era posters. Most all are grouped with international versions included, Fury’s mention of The Dark Knight rings true and is but one of many examples.
http://www.impawards.com/
Edco - Very true. In Eastern Europe they still hand paint some posters, I should have taken more photos but they’re pretty amazing. Advertising tends to be obvious in the US. In the UK an award winning ad for sausages will include a piece of opera, a helicopter shot of a field and the image of a woman running down a sunlit path under an ever changing sky. In the US it’s a picture of a plate with “Eat Sausages!” written on top of it.
not the greatest resolution in the world, but the short is viewable in its entirety here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8633322516676413709
Sam: I’ll see your Benny Hill and raise you the entire Victorian era.
Rich - thanks for the link. Genius. On Benny Hill vs. the Victorians. Yeah, pwned. Read “The Crimson Petal and the White” for another look at Victorian England. Worth it on every level.