Olivia Wilde says the original trailer for DontWorryDarling had the Motion Picture Association worried
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The director attributed the cuts to her film releasing in the U.S., where “we still live in a really puritanical society.” She doesn’t think, however, that sexuality and physical intimacy has always been guarded or censored with equal measure. “I do think the lack of eroticism in American film is kind of new,” she shared. “Then when it comes to female pleasure, it’s something that we just don’t see very often unless you’re talking about queer cinema.”
Wilde said that in her opinion, queer cinema is a space where “female characters are allowed to have more pleasure” onscreen. That helps underscore that, as she sees it, viewers aren’t as uptight about onscreen intimacy as studios believe. “Audiences aren’t as puritanical as corporations think they are. And yet people get upset. I mean, people are upset with me already over this,” she said. “I think it’s a testament to the film. We want to be provocative. The idea is not to make you feel safe.”
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