Wow, I just saw this trailer randomly playing on Kate Maberly's IMDB page and realized I have to watch it immediately. The girl in this film really looks like she could be her daughter.
goku33 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:40 pmAnd in the 70s/80s
or do you think the French still do MUCH more free films than others these days?
Probably much more rare these days, but things go in and out of taboo with time. I remember in the 80s and 90s it was an obsession with kids and drugs thanks in part to Barbara Bush hardcore pushing that message. Cultural shifts seem to dictate what the edge is as far as films can go. Something super tame imo like Cuties which didn't show anything more than you can see in 5 minutes of browsing TikTok shook people to their very core, meanwhile the Professional was a top 100 IMDB movie. It's hard to say what exactly makes these things come under scrutiny, but as long as we are knee deep in the "groomer" obsession things will likely remain pretty tame. However, there are exceptions like
viewtopic.php?f=26&t=12234&hilit=paradize this movie Paradize 89 which is a relatively recent release from 2018.