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13 Scandalous Movies That Sparked Religious Controversy

10. Visions of Ecstasy (1989)

Take a moment to consider the 1989 film Visions of Ecstasy, which was the only one in the history of the UK to be banned by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) for blasphemy. Directed by Nigel Wingrove, the short film takes many risks that to the BBFC were just too sacrilegious to go unnoticed. Set in the 16th century, it depicts the visions of Spanish nun St. Teresa of Avila, merging scenes where she fantasizes about kissing Jesus and caressing a crucified Messiah with lesbian scenes of trysts involving her and another nun. Yeah, that didn’t go over too well with the powers that be.

Teresa of Avila.
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