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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
luckily for me, all my friends are living in sin, so i don't have that problem.  (well, not the second bit anyway...  ) |
Well the wedding was non-religious, civil ceremony, so I guess they still are living in sin (but what a beautiful sin it is)
On to the films of that era and there's a lot to be said for the enforcement of the Hays Code that lasted from 1930 - 1968. A strict set of moral guidelines were placed upon film-makers so that, for instance, you always saw two beds in a married couple's room, kisses only lasted a certain length of time and Crime Never Paid (in the end).
The film makers of that time had to be clever in showing one thing and saying another. Those old films are full of nuanced portrayals of life, and seem to be better for the restrictions, rather than worse. They leave a lot to the imagination (always a good thing). But it's not only that, at least for me, there's a kind of romance to those films that doesn't exist now. They are almost fantasies, magical realist in essence.
Plus, men wore a lot more hats back then (I would have fit right in)
Here are the 3 main stipulations of the Hays code:
No picture shall be produced that will lower the moral standards of those who see it. Hence the sympathy of the audience should never be thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.
Correct standards of life, subject only to the requirements of drama and entertainment, shall be presented.
Law, natural or human, shall not be ridiculed, nor shall sympathy be created for its violation.