The Law: And No Ban for Danes

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At the moment, Danish law broadly allows virtually anything to be shown on the screen except an actual sex act. In the current Danish film, Venom, just released in the U.S., the most explicit scenes are covered by a censor's huge white X. The story line—if it can be called that—is about a youth who tries to convince his girl friend and her parents that sex is everything. His principal occupation is making voyeuristic movies of sexual intercourse. The X blots out most of his underground work, however, leaving the film with hardly a shock at all. If the Danish government goes through with its de-censoring plans, audiences in Denmark might finally be able to see just what went on behind the X—if they care.