The devils [videorecording]
2012
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Ken Russell helms this graphic 1971 adaptation of a documented witchcraft case, which took place in France in 1634. Outspoken priest Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed) finds himself accused of seducing a group of hysterical nuns while in demon form by Mother Superior Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave), who is obsessed with Grandier and driven into a fit of envy when he marries another woman. With the involvement of charismatic exorcist Father Barre (Michael Gothard), the affair turns into a sordid mass exorcism of the tainted convent. With much controversy surrounding its subject matter of religion combined with violence and sex, many cuts were made to the film in order for it to attain certification.
Main title:
The devils [videorecording] / producer, Robert H. Solo; producer, Ken Russell.
Author:
Russell, Ken, 1927-2011, directorMorley, Ted, directorDe Santis, Gregory, composer (expression)Reed, Oliver, 1938-1999, actorRedgrave, Vanessa, 1937-, actorSutton, Dudley, 1933-2018, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : BFI, 2012.
Collation:
2 DVDs (104 min.) : colour.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 2 disc(s), Interactive menus, Scene access, Languages (English), Bonus footage, Trailers, Interviews (Ken Russell (Director)), Commentary (Ken Russell (Director), Mark Kermode (Critic), Michael Bradsell (Editor), Paul Joyce (Filmmaker)), Other documentaries ('Hell On Earth', 'Director of Devils'), Booklet, Introduction with Mark Kermode (Critic), Short 'Amelia and the Angel' (1958).Made in 1971.Based on John Whiting's play and Aldous Huxley's novel 'The devils of Loudun'.DVDN.
Credits:
Credits: director, Ken Russell; director, Ted Morley; writer, Ken Russell; music, Gregory de Santis; cinematographer, David Watkin; editor, Michael Bradsall; Set designer, Derek Jarman; costumes, Shirley Russell.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Oliver Reed, Vanessa Redgrave, Dudley Sutton, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Christopher Logue, John Woodvine, Andrew Faulds, Kenneth Colley, Brian Murphy.
Audience:
BBFC code: 18.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1434577
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