Adam Rosenberg (11 May 2010). " 'Breaking Dawn' Cast Negotiations Hit A Snag On Two-Film Deal". MTV Networks. Larry Carroll (2009-02-23). " 'Twilight' Star Robert Pattinson Talks 'New Moon,' 'Eclipse' and 'Breaking Dawn' ". MTV . Retrieved 2009-03-03.

Some of the language was ultimately sanitised for the film market, but that doesn’t detract from this still being a bold and gritty piece of cinematic history. With its references to rape, infanticide, and prostitution, and given the prevailing attitudes of the day, the film was also seen as being highly controversial. It was originally intended to be part of a double bill with Cosh Boy, starring Joan Collinsand another film focussing upon a different contemporary issue – this time that of juvenile delinquency – but eventually Women of Twilightwas to enjoy its own individual release. Posted by Phil on Feb 14, 2023 in All, documentary, DVD/Blu-ray, Film, News, Theatre, thriller | 0 comments Jonathan Rigby, the director, writes a perceptive programme note about his reasons for wanting to revive this play from the ’Fifties (which, made into a film, achieved the distinction of being the first British movie to be accorded the newly established ‘X’ certificate). As a play, he thinks, it anticipated the kitchen sink school of drama usually supposed to have begun in 1956. John and James Woolf of Romulus Films had first enquired about the property even before its presentation at the Embassy Theatre; the leading players they had in mind at this early stage were Flora Robson and Ida Lupino. [23] Among the changes made to Rayman's play was the introduction of Vivianne's condemned lover Jerry Nolan (called Johnny Stanton in the play), a role assigned to the Woolf contract player Laurence Harvey. In addition, the enigmatic character of Laura became a continental boarder called Lilli. The British Board of Film Censors objected to some of the script's dialogue; to ensure an X certificate, "your rotten little bastards" had to be changed to "your rotten little brats", "you sanctimonious little bitch" to "you sanctimonious little fool" and "I was raped" to "I was taken advantage of." Caution was also advised regarding the climactic scene in which Helen throws the pregnant Vivianne down a flight of stairs. [24]

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Monthly Film Bulletin, December 1952: "This sordid story has been dealt with in an unimaginative, self-conscious manner, with the emphasis on the sensational ... The film, which infers that it has performed a social duty in bringing these unpleasant facts before the public, could have done better by dropping the pointless initial Soho nightclub scenes, and introducing a sequence showing what social services there are available for the unmarried mother. But Women of Twilight, the first British film to receive an 'X' certificate from the censor, is perhaps scarcely remarkable for truth to life." [29] Steve Weintraub (November 3, 2010). "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Gets Released November 16, 2012". Collider.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010.

In my view, however, the plays and films that later embodied that style of drama had more theatrical know-how, variation of pace and theatricality. But I agree that the existence of this one should be known. As one of the characters points out, the public doesn't want to know or hear what happens to the young women who are dismissed as shameless and who in the mid-20th century were still being treated like the "fallen" women of Victorian novels. With her silky tones, middle-class vowels and air of authority, Helen's word holds more sway than that of the young women unfortunate enough to enter her domain like flies entering a spider's web. No wonder she gets away with larceny, child neglect and worse. Nicole Sperling (2008-12-10). " 'Twilight' sequel: New details on 'New Moon' ". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12 . Retrieved 2009-03-26. The film stays true to the central premise of Sylvia Rayman’s drama which was to draw attention to the stigma of, and wider prejudice against unmarried mothers living in postwar Britain, issues that had not previously been highlighted by British cinema. Not only does the choice of subject matter make this film groundbreaking but the fact that it features an almost all-female cast and is based upon a play written by a then 28 year old woman also places it years ahead of its time. Of further significant note is that due to its then controversial storyline and the language that was originally used in the play – words like “bastards”, “brats”, and “bitch” – Women of Twilightwas the first British film to be given an X-certificate meaning that it could only be seen by anyone who was 16 years and over. Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 358

Tony Aldgate, 'Women of Twilight, Cosh Boy and the advent of the 'X' certificate', Journal of Popular British Cinema March 2000Michael Sheen as Aro, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2. Photograph: Allstar/Summit Entertainment/Sportsphoto compositor: CIS Vancouver (as Juan Pablo Allgier) / matte painter: CIS Vancouver (as Juan Pablo Allgier) Left to right) Director Chris Weitz, Stewart, Lautner, and Pattinson attending the photocall for New Moon on November 10, 2009, in Paris, France Orange, B. Alan (February 23, 2011). "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Adds Christie Burke as Teenage Renesmee". MovieWeb.com.