Visions of Ecstasy

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Visions of Ecstasy is a 1989 short (19 minutes) film directed by Nigel Wingrove.

It was refused certification by the British Board of Film Classification because of scenes featuring a sexualised representation of Saint Teresa of Ávila caressing the body of Jesus on the cross. The BBFC felt that the scenes could potentially make the film liable to prosecution for blasphemy. As cutting the scenes would remove approximately half of the film's content, the board decided to refuse certificatation altogether. The distributor took his case to the European Court of Human Rights where the BBFC's decision was upheld to reject certification.

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