Initially banned by the Irish film censor for its nudity.
Dame Judy Dench joked during a 2021 interview that after she filmed the passionate nude scene with Jeremy Irons where she puts cream on her nipples and he licks it off, they enjoyed tea time and the caterers made meringues for everybody.
In 2003, when the film was on the precipice of being re-released in British cinemas, Dame Judy Dench was allegedly not happy about it. Though she didn't mind being nude and having sex in it when it was released, it bothered her very much later. She contacted American producer Max Rosenberg to try and stop it's release, but he refused, saying she can't do anything about it.