| Clockwork Orange is a notoriously violent film, that was withdrawn for public showing by the Director
Stanley Kubrick. The film could actually still be seen by adults all over the world - apart from England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.

|
UK ORDERS
|
EUROPE
|
USA & WORLDWIDE
|
|
Subway Droogs
- 20" x 16" - SOLD
|
The ban only applied to the UK, as Kubrick considered our society to be too inherently violent
for any art-form that might provoke further violence. He was concerned by newspaper reports of 'copycat' attacks
after the release of Clockwork Orange.

|
UK ORDERS
|
EUROPE
|
USA & WORLDWIDE
|
He also received death threats, and was advised by British police to withdraw the film for his own
safety!
It's a very negative view of British society, but unfortunately one I concur with. You can hear
the violence in the profanity strewn language of the young, and the not-so-young. England is also the only country
in the world that equates alcohol to fighting. In every other civilised nation beer is a source of pleasure and
joy. The only positive aspect is that it does make us good fighting soldiers when it comes to war.
|
UK ORDERS
|
EUROPE
|
USA & WORLDWIDE
|
|
Alex Portrait
- 16" x 20" Framed Canvas - £40
|
After Kubrick's death the film ban has been lifted, and Clockwork Orange has even been shown on British
mainstream TV.
I first saw the film as a 17 year old teenager and I don't remember the violent images having
any effect on me. However I tried watching the film again as an adult and I couldn't bear it. The extreme violence
is just too unpleasant to watch as entertainment.
Clockwork Orange is undoubtedly however a great work of art, and still one of my favourite
films. Thanks to Kubrick I can't listen to some Beethoven pieces without associating it with scenes of
ultra-violence. On the other hand, also thanks to Kubrick, whenever I hear the Johann Strauss waltz 'Blue Danube' I
am transported on a Space Odyssey.
John McNally
|