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Uncensored: Hollywood Before the Code

Presented by Peninsula Jewish Community Center at Peninsula Jewish Community Center

October 7-October 28, 2009

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Up until mid-1934, Hollywood films routinely trafficked in sex, drugs, and violence, while stunned audiences often watched in shock and disbelief. Eventually a strict, studio-enforced production code was established and rigid guidelines were put into place. Enjoy watching and discussing this provocative quartet of films, all pre-code, and learn why so many Americans were disturbed by what Hollywood was churning out: frank, sexually explicit...

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Enjoy watching and discussing this provocative quartet of films, all pre-code, and learn why so many Americans were disturbed by what Hollywood was churning out: frank, sexually explicit Depression-era dramas that realistically reflected life. Instructor: Elliot Lavine has taught American film courses at Stanford, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University.

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Peninsula Jewish Community Center

800 Foster City Boulevard
Foster City, CA 94404

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Tickets:
$68

Times:
Wed: 7pm-9pm
10/7: Torch Singer (1932)
10/14: Baby Face (1933)
10/21: The Cheat (1932)
10/28: Call Her Savage (1932)

Phone: 650-212-7522

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Parking lot and street parking available

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