Eyebrow Cinema's video: On The French Connection s Censorship

Like and subscribe if you'd like to see more video essays about movies. Support me on Patreon! Benefits include early access, exclusive vlogs, and more: https://www.patreon.com/eyebrowcinema The recent passing of New Hollywood auteur William Friedkin had me thinking of The French Connection, my favourite film from the great director's body of work. Unfortunately, thinking about The French Connection also got me thinking about The French Connection's censorship. First discovered streaming on Criterion Channel, a new version of the film which deletes a brief dialogue exchange has been in circulation. In this video essay, I discuss that cut and why it's significant. Filmography: https://letterboxd.com/eyebrowcinema/list/on-the-french-connections-censorship-filmography/ Works Cited: "'Who Censored The French Connection?' is a Case Only Popeye Doyle Could Solve." Glenn Kenny, Decider. 2023. https://decider.com/2023/06/20/who-censored-the-french-connection/ "The French Connection has been censored and fans are furious." Elizabeth Audrey, NME. 2023. https://www.nme.com/news/film/the-french-connection-censored-fans-furious-3452641 "Don't Censor Racism Out of the Past." Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic. 2023. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/06/french-connection-racist-slurs-censorship/674341/ "The French Connection and the Trouble with Streaming Censorship." Stephen Daisley, The Spectator. 2023. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-french-connection-and-the-trouble-with-streaming-censorship/ "Why Disney Is Cutting Back on DVDs After 'Guardians of the Galaxy'." Brian Adgate, Forbes. 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2023/08/02/with-sales-dropping-disney-will-no-longer-sell-dvds-in-australia/?sh=522cd6e83b4b https://youtu.be/tXV-Ze8cx2A?si=OMx-9aNW3rbx8WYD https://youtu.be/gyPFibRadto?si=Triej7RyHCs4N7WM https://youtu.be/TIzLzjG1dzY?si=6hMfurXo3Yfv2Vuw Music Featured: Running Waters by Audionautix Subterranean Howl by ELPHNT Setup With An E by Small Colin Both Flanks by Small Colin Fingerprint by The Mini Vandals Love Him by Loyalty Freak Music A Gradual Descent into the Chamber of Darkness by Scott Lawlor Lost Highway by Au.Ra The Six Realms by I Think I Can Help You The Take Down by DJ Williams Running Waters by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Stock film footage: Film leader is run through a projector. Actual film transfer, not a digital creation. Courtesy of www.beachfrontbroll.com. More Eyebrow Cinema: https://youtu.be/6yM1aEY90jw https://youtu.be/_9UFjYqlzVU https://youtu.be/OBLsmZ1PNrA https://youtu.be/asV-F4URl1I https://youtu.be/HIXVNKiuxRo https://youtu.be/YeeVpizBodc https://youtu.be/Q603AOnR1ds https://youtu.be/T1iAt9E696E https://youtu.be/XxMuRfh35tM https://youtu.be/Hj8_s3U2l2M https://youtu.be/9U-lG3U6QZ0 https://youtu.be/o5zLmAtvEpI https://youtu.be/IDssdiXddLs https://youtu.be/uCPMlynZnuE https://youtu.be/KS-tAU8x4Jc https://youtu.be/im2e4gPtIxE https://youtu.be/S19TB-6j1AA https://youtu.be/3V2Hyq546gE https://youtu.be/SiV-bOulZl8 https://youtu.be/z_lRIP8AkXM https://youtu.be/u3tyznXp7-o https://youtu.be/d_W823JT5Bs https://youtu.be/Ko492zTs9xs https://youtu.be/YGhsxpsXgF0 https://youtu.be/H0VjWs6aivw https://youtu.be/GsdMCujvmMA https://youtu.be/sI3Obe0tiDU https://youtu.be/xP9EDhntal4 https://youtu.be/o3W_qrWdewE https://youtu.be/hjDNtwh2i5M