The Devils (1971)

Nutzer-Bewertung:

7.7/10   

Regisseur:

Ken Russell

Drehbuchautoren:

Aldous Huxley (novel)
Ken Russell (writer)

Premierendatum:

16. Juli 1971 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror

Werbezeile:

Hell holds no surprises for them.

Plot:

Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France...

Plot Keywords:

Skeleton | Female Nudity | Surrealism | 17th Century | Female Frontal Nudity

Auszeichnungen:

2 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

A movie that purposely shocks you to make a point.

Besetzung

Vanessa Redgrave	...	Sister Jeanne
Oliver Reed	...	Urbain Grandier
Dudley Sutton	...	Baron De Laubardemont
Max Adrian	...	Ibert
Gemma Jones	...	Madeleine
Murray Melvin	...	Mignon
Michael Gothard	...	Father Barre
Georgina Hale	...	Philippe
Brian Murphy	...	Adam
Christopher Logue	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Graham Armitage	...	Louis XIII
John Woodvine	...	Trincant
Andrew Faulds	...	Rangier
Kenneth Colley	...	Legrand
Judith Paris	...	Sister Judith

Alternativ:

Ken Russell's Film of The Devils (UK) (long title)
The Devils of Loudun
Teufel, Die (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

111 Min | USA:103 Min (cut version)

Land:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

2.20 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Italy:VM18 (re-rated) | Finland:(Banned) (1971) (theatrical release) | Finland:(Banned) (1985) (video release) | Finland:K-18 (2002) (self applied) | Australia:M (video rating) | Australia:R (original rating) | Ireland:(Banned) | Italy:(Banned) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) (1979) | USA:X (original rating) | UK:X (theatrical rating, heavily cut) | UK:18 (video rating)

Drehorte:

Bamburgh Beach, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, UK

Firma:

Russo Productions

Dies und das:

Judith Paris is listed as Sister Judith in the credits, but is referred to as Sister Agnes in the film.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Judith Pariss character is referred to as Sister Agnes in the film but listed as Sister Judith in the credits.

Dialogzitate:

Jeanne: Oh, Christ, let me find a way to you. Take me in your sacred arms. Let the blood flow between us uniting us. (moans) Grandier. Grandier!

Querbezüge:

Neufassung von Matka Joanna od aniolów (1961)

A movie that purposely shocks you to make a point.

I saw this movie late at night by myself & was absolutely terrified. I was house sitting for a friend who's house was in the boonies & it was a dark & snowy night. I watched this movie totally engrossed & unable to turn away. I slept with the light on that night. I went out & got the out of print book at the library. The book by Huxley is totally different, although the movie was faithful to most of the story. The book is a beautiful testament of faith. You really should try to get a copy if you liked the film. There is also an opera that is based on this story (as well as a John Whiting play.) and all of this is based on historical facts. Obviously, I have done some research since seeing the movie. That's how much it affected me. The story is one of politics versus spiritual redemption. The acting is wonderful & of course, it's a Ken Russell film so the presentation is wild to say the least. But for this story, it works. Watch this one late at night when you are all alone. It's a one of a kind that I have never seen duplicated since. Not even the Exorcist has the same kind of dark despair as this movie. (Although if you watch the credits of the Exorcist, they use some music from the Penderecki opera, The Devils of Loudun.) I recommend this movie to those with an open mind & a taste for the unusual.