In the United Kingdom, the film “Mary Poppins” is no longer classified as “general audiences”

2024-02-28T10:43:12.837Z

Highlights: In the United Kingdom, the film “Mary Poppins” is no longer classified as “general audiences” The British Board of Film Classifications (BBCF) now recommends that children should not view this 1960s classic without adult supervision. The BBCF explains that it has a duty to evolve with current societal standards, and that such a scene would not be produced as is today. Released in 1964, Robert Stevenson's film is adapted from the eponymous novel by Pamela L. Travers, a novelist from the beginning of the last century.

Is the most famous British nannie, Mary Poppins, unsuitable for children? The eponymous film, in any case, has just lost its general public classification in the United Kingdom.

In the United Kingdom, the film “Mary Poppins” is no longer classified as “general audiences”

Is the most famous British nannie, Mary Poppins, unsuitable for children?

The eponymous film, in any case, has just lost its general public classification in the United Kingdom.

“Mary Poppins” recently had its age rating changed from U (general audience) to PG (subject to parental guidance) by the British Board of Film Classification.

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in London,

Emeline Vin

In the

United Kingdom

, the British Board of Film Classifications (BBCF) now recommends that children should not view this 1960s classic without adult supervision.

Released in 1964, Robert Stevenson's film is adapted from the eponymous novel by Pamela L. Travers, a novelist from the beginning of the last century, whose novels recounting the adventures of the character Mary Poppins were the first and greatest success.

The BBCF calls into question a scene from the film

Mary Poppins

We see the Banks children, the protégés of the British nanny, their faces smeared with soot.

Their neighbor, the temperamental Admiral Bloom, then compares them to the Khoikhoi, a people from southern Africa, using a term now considered discriminatory – a term that the character subsequently repeats.

Avoid the reproduction of discrimination

The BBCF explains that it has a duty to evolve with current societal standards, and that such a scene would not be produced as is today.

In a 2024 version of Mary Poppins, another character would condemn the admiral's vocabulary in one way or another.

Mary Poppins remains a mainstream film, which “

should not shock children, particularly those over the age of eight

”.

But the “PG” rating, for “parental supervision,” encourages adults to start a discussion about racism, especially to prevent younger children from replicating Admiral Bloom’s behavior.

In the United Kingdom, the film “Mary Poppins” is no longer classified as “general audiences”

In the United Kingdom, the film “Mary Poppins” is no longer classified as “general audiences”

Avoid the reproduction of discrimination

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