![]() ![]() ![]() I'D LOVE TO KISS YOU: Conversations with Bette Davis, by Whitney Stine, Pocket Books, $10.95. Luckily they also catch the irony of Hollywood executives grappling with the concept of artistic integrity. The authors show respect for their subject. Breen, a conservative Catholic who "loved war" but spent 40 years outraged by swear words on the silver screen. They also include a copy of the Code's inane "General Principles" and profiles of the hypocritical characters involved, such as Joseph I. They explore conflicts in the making of 12 movies and analyze changes in the rating system, which is still being debated. Leff, a screenwriting teacher who writes on film and Simmons, a history teacher who writes about civil rights, provide a well-documented account of censorship in American film. ![]() Luckily, in all three cases, the censors were ignored. And when Tennessee William's Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar Named Desire made it to Hollywood, the Code enforcers told director Elie Kazan to nix all references to Stanley's homosexuality, Blanche's promiscuity and to change the rape scene at the end. ![]()
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