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Quite frankly, the idea that a student could object to certain films (and the teacher changes his course schedule) seems ridiculous to me. Whoever decides to do film studies is a) a grown-up person, b) does not have the right to force his moral standards onto others and c) cannot limit his studies to just the films or subjects he likes or finds acceptable. Banning "Clockwork Orange" is like studying English literature and not reading Shakespeare, because of the violence in his plays. I am studying film history & criticism in Mainz, Germany. Last spring, I attended a course on thrillers and gave a presentation on Argento's "Tenebre". Not for one second did I hesitate to show the film's crucial scenes of murder and sexual humiliation. Neither did the teacher. Some students felt repelled, but what the heck - they have to KNOW films like this exist, and they have to SEE them. By the way, the subject of our final exam in the introductory course was the love scene from "Don't Look Now". Could anybody with a sane mind object to that? (Sutherland and Christie are married, you know) I know there may be different standards in Europe and the US as to what is acceptable. I am just wondering how far this will go... freedom, in my opinion, also means the freedom to not attend a particular course or quit your studies if you don't like it. And not being a nuisance to all the students who take their subject seriously. Klaus Bardenhagen -- Sent through GMX FreeMail - http://www.gmx.net ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu