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Greatest Film Scenes
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The Miracle (1948, It.) (aka Il Miracolo) (short) (part of L'Amore (1948, It.) (aka Ways of Love)) In director Roberto Rossellini's neo-realist short drama - after the release of the film, it caused considerable controversy when it was censored and banned; soon, it became a landmark film in the fight against film censorship after a unanimous Supreme Court decision in 1952 stated that the New York Board of Regents could not ban the film - it declared movies a form of free speech. The Court ruled that "sacrilege" was too vague a censorship standard to be permitted under the First Amendment:
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![]() Italian Peasant Girl Nannina (Anna Magnani) ![]() Vagabond Stranger: "My dear St. Joseph!" ![]() ![]() Mocked by Townsfolk for Believing in Immaculate Conception Pregnancy |
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