[culebron21]

I remember an interview from Soviet cinema director Georgii Daneliya, mentioning that to make their movie pass the approval committee intact (what you'd call "censorship"), they'd make absurd and provocative "sacrifice" episodes (like "sacrifice bolts"). The episodes were fought over and finally seceded to the committee, but the rest of the film went into the theaters.

(Movies had to pass two such committees: one before production, approving the scenario, and the other one approving the final cut.)

[zeroonetwothree]

I think by scenario you mean “script” (that’s the typical way to say it in English).

[ethanwillis]

I don't know if that's necessarily what was meant. But I could easily envision needing to even get the idea (scenario) approved before even being allowed to actually write a full script.

Keep in mind, just producing certain written works was justification enough to be killed.

[culebron21]

That was the script. Russian word for script is "scenariy", which is why I got confused.

[culebron21]

oh, yes, script. False friends in translation.