It's hardcore at 18 rated again

[mart]

"Tate Modern is to hold the British premiere of one of the year's most explicit films -a hard-core sex anthology billed as art - because the gallery is exempt from classification rules governing cinemas."

I wonder what makes the Tate exempt from classification rules?
Anybody here know?
And please, try and keep references to Guardian readers out of your reply....lol

Mart

[Jacques]

According to the BBFC:

"Cinemas require a licence from the local authority in which they operate. The licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children (under 18) to any film to be restricted having regard to the recommendations of the BBFC."

This is governed by the Licensing Act 2003.

However under the Act the Tate is exempt from requiring a licence:

"film exhibitions: museums and art galleries ? where an entertainment consisting of the exhibition of a film, is, or forms part of, an exhibit put on show for any purposes of a museum or art gallery "

[colonel]

Steve R wrote:

> I wonder if one will be permitted a mackintosh across one's lap
> at these screenings?
>
>

Errr... you whack off to images of a bloke having sex with the driveshaft of an artic??

[Steve R]

Well, not me personally, of course.

[nosey]

or Sir Cameron