The Devils (1971)
The Devils (1971)
DVD5 | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | MPEG2 | 4490kbps | 3.6Gb
Audio: #1 English, AC3, 2ch, 192kbps | #2 Spanish, AC3, 2ch, 192kbps
01:43:00 | UK | Biography, Drama, History, Horror
DVD5 | PAL | 4:3 | 720x576 | MPEG2 | 4490kbps | 3.6Gb
Audio: #1 English, AC3, 2ch, 192kbps | #2 Spanish, AC3, 2ch, 192kbps
01:43:00 | UK | Biography, Drama, History, Horror
This film focuses on an outspoken priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th-century France.
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian, Gemma Jones, Murray Melvin, Michael Gothard, Georgina Hale, Brian Murphy, Christopher Logue, Graham Armitage, John Woodvine, Andrew Faulds, Kenneth Colley, Judith Paris, Catherine Willmer, Iza Teller, Imogen Claire, Selina Gilbert, Cheryl Grunwald, Alex 'Alien' Russell, Doremy Vernon
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SYNOPSIS:
Based on an actual case in 17th century plague-ridden France, Russell based his screenplay on the thoroughly researched, but rather dry account The Devils of Loudon, written by Aldous Huxley (Brave New World). Father Grandier was a priest in charge of a walled city who took a stand against Cardinal Richlieu, but with the King of France’s approval. Secretly he was ahead of his time in re-interpreting the testaments, in order to stay faithful to Catholicism, but also have sex, and even marry. But an obsessed nun, who idolised Grandier without ever meeting him, hears of his secret and takes revenge by claiming to be possessed. Richlieu’s cohorts take the opportunity to discredit Grandier by proving his allegiance to the Devil with the help of a crackpot witchfinder. The nuns claim to be possessed rather than face execution, and the ensuing public trials leave the public in trouble deciding where the truth lies.
The Devils (1971)
The Devils (1971)
The Devils (1971)
The Devils (1971)
