Instagram Apologizes to Pedro Almodóvar for Venice Opener ‘Parallel Mothers’ Poster Censorship

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Jennifer Yuma editorSony Pictures Classics has released a trailer for Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers,” premiering in theaters on Dec. 24.The film stars Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma.

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MADRID -- Declaring “victory” over Instagram after a controversial poster for his upcoming film was censored and then reinstated, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar said Thursday that society must be alert to the power of algorithms in deciding what humans are permitted to see.“We have to be vigilant before the machines decide what we can and cannot do,” Almodóvar said after a poster for “Parallel Mothers” displaying a lactating nipple was removed by Instagram's algorithm due to its ban on nudity.

Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas).The social media giant, which is owned by Facebook, had images of the poster removed after Facebook initially deemed that it broke its own rules against nudity. Designer Javier Jaén’s film poster is a close-up photograph of a woman’s nipple lactating breast milk.Jaén told The Associated Press that he’d issued a complaint over censorship.

Instagram has apologized for removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film from the social network because it showed a female nipple, after the poster’s designer complained of censorship.

removing the official poster for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film from the social network because it showed a female nipple, after the poster’s designer complained of censorship.Instagram’s parent company Facebook told The Associated Press on Wednesday that several images of the poster for “Madres Paralelas,” which shows a lactating nipple, were removed “for breaking our rules against nudity” after they were uploaded on Monday.“We do, however, make exceptions to allow nudity in

Facebook-owned Instagram has issued an apology for removing a poster for Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar’s upcoming movie Parallel Mothers, which opens Venice this year, from its platform.

Facebook told The Associated Press on Wednesday that several images of the poster for “Madres Paralelas,” which shows a lactating nipple, were removed “for breaking our rules against nudity” after they were uploaded on Monday.“We do, however, make exceptions to allow nudity in certain circumstances, which includes when there’s clear artistic context.

Pedro Almodóvar-directed drama simply shows a lone breast dripping milk in front of a red background. Artist Javier Jaén said Monday that the poster was deemed too racy for Instagram.

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The 59th edition of New York Film Festival is taking shape and today Film at Lincoln Center announced Pedro Almodóvar’s latest drama “Parallel Mothers“ starring Penélope Cruz, as the Closing Night selection of the festival. “Parallel Mothers” will make its North American premiere on October 8 at Alice Tully Hall.

The New York Film Festival will close with Parallel Mothers, the Pedro Almodóvar-directed melodrama that is slated to open next month’s Venice Film Festival.

Venice Film Festival as the event’s opening night film, but its debut at NYFF will mark its North American premiere. It will screen on Oct.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaPedro Almodóvar’s “Parallel Mothers” has been tapped as the closing night selection of the 59th New York Film Festival. The melodrama, which reunites the Spanish auteur with one of his greatest cinematic muses, Penélope Cruz, will make its North American premiere October 8 at Alice Tully Hall.