If it was done by the Italian TV station, why does it match with Lucas’ claim that the WB execs insisted he recut it to “put the freaks up front”? Coincidence?

Has Lucas really been exaggerating the level of studio interference with THX’s final cut, or did they really call for changes that didn’t end up being made on the theatrical cut (a la the “Love Conquers All” cut of Brazil not ending up being what was released to theaters), but this cut was used for the Italian TV version (again, similar to the “Love Conquers All” cut of Brazil only showing up on TV)?

Are his claims that the film was bastardized in the editing room by the studio execs just a result of him having a persecution complex about his treatment by Hollywood? And does this mean the 1978 recut wasn’t about restoring the artistic integrity of the film, but just Lucas being Lucas and tinkering with it? (And where does the claim come from that the home video edit of THX was itself slightly different from the 1978 theatrical reissue edit?)