De Palma's film censored over lawsuit fears
Conductor Brian De Palma had to censor a montage of Republic of Iraq war casualties in his new cinema 'Redacted' on the insistence of insurance companies, world Health Organization feared relatives of the victims would sue the filmmakers.
In an interview with Empire Powder store De Palma said: "The insurance companies (didn't desire their faces shown). They think that a congener of a dead baby testament visualize the moving-picture show in the dramatic art and be so distressed that they'll bring a case against us."
'The Untouchables' director's anti-war celluloid ab initio ended with a harrowing collage of real living fatalities, however the scene has been re-cut to camouflage the victims' identities.
In Sept close year, De Palma received the Venezia Film Festival's prestigious C. H. Best Director Silver Leo the Lion awarding for his film.
'Redacted' is due for release in Irish cinemas by and by this month.
Izzy Stradlin
