Let's get one thing clear to begin with: there's nothing wrong with the MPAA giving
Bruno an NC-17 rating, but everything wrong with Universal then deciding to cut the film instead of release it intact and also, crucially, with cinema chains (and even adult audiences) turning a cold shoulder to NC-17 rated films.
Sharon Waxman has reported on the MPAA's decision, and detailed a few bits and pieces from the film that may
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