• Director(s)

    Mark Cousins

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Release date

    17/09/2021

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Mark Cousins

Film

The Story Of Looking

brief strong threat, sexual images, gore, images of real dead bodies

THE STORY OF LOOKING is a British documentary in which filmmaker Mark Cousins considers the significance of visual experiences as he prepares to undergo cataract surgery. …

THE STORY OF LOOKING is a British documentary in which filmmaker Mark Cousins considers the significance of visual experiences as he prepares to undergo cataract surgery.

threat and horror
There is brief grainy footage of a kneeling woman surrounded and restrained by a group of men; we are told that the video purportedly shows a woman being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, but this extract only shows the moments leading up to the killing.
sex
There is brief sight of a screen scrolling through a pornography site. Although the thumbnails and captions of the videos are partially blurred, there is partial sight of nudity and implied fellatio and penetration.
disturbing images
There is a black-and-white still image of a pile of emaciated dead bodies of concentration camp victims. A short clip from the 1929 black-and-white film UN CHIEN ANDALOU shows the eye of a dead animal being sliced with a razorblade. A sequence of moderate medical detail shows real cataract surgery being performed in extreme close up.
additional issues
There is also natural nudity, references to discrimination and infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’).

  • Director(s)

    Mark Cousins

  • Production Year

    2021

  • Release date

    17/09/2021

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    87m

  • Cast

    Mark Cousins

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

brief strong threat, sexual images, gore, images of real dead bodies
Classified Date:
06/08/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films
Cuts:
The distributor chose to make edits to the film to achieve a 15 classification. A sequence featuring strong sexual images was replaced with less detailed imagery. Changes were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 18 classification was available.
threat and horror
There is brief grainy footage of a kneeling woman surrounded and restrained by a group of men; we are told that the video purportedly shows a woman being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, but this extract only shows the moments leading up to the killing.
sex
There is brief sight of a screen scrolling through a pornography site. Although the thumbnails and captions of the videos are partially blurred, there is partial sight of nudity and implied fellatio and penetration.
disturbing images
There is a black-and-white still image of a pile of emaciated dead bodies of concentration camp victims. A short clip from the 1929 black-and-white film UN CHIEN ANDALOU shows the eye of a dead animal being sliced with a razorblade. A sequence of moderate medical detail shows real cataract surgery being performed in extreme close up.
additional issues
There is also natural nudity, references to discrimination and infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’).
Classified Date:
05/08/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Modern Films

  • Classified date

    06/08/2021

  • Language

    English