The devils /
This film centers on the staggering true-life dementia of events in France in 1643. After a priest who submitted to his own passions is accused of lewdness and sorcery, a mass exorcism is ordered for him and for an allegedly demon-possessed convent.
| Uniform Title: | Devils (Motion picture) |
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned in English. |
| Published: |
[London] :
BFI,
[2012]
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| Summary: | This film centers on the staggering true-life dementia of events in France in 1643. After a priest who submitted to his own passions is accused of lewdness and sorcery, a mass exorcism is ordered for him and for an allegedly demon-possessed convent. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the play: The devils by John Whiting and the novel The devils of London by Aldous Huxley. Originally released as a motion picture in 1971. Booklet (40 pages ; ill.) with essays and credits in English inserted in container. Special features include documentaries Amelia and the angel (Ken Russell, 1958), Hell on earth (Paul Joyce, 2002), Director of Devils (1971) and featurettes On-set footage with Michael Bradsell, On-stage Q&A withKen Russell; trailers. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 boolet (40 pages ; 18 cm) |
| Format: | DVD 9; PAL; aspect ratio: 2.35:1 (16:9 enhanced); Dolby Doigital, mono sound format. |
| Audience: | Rated R; restricted to persons 18 years and over. |
| Awards: | National Board of Review, USA, 1972: NBR Award in Best Director (Ken Russell). Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists, 1972: Silver Ribbon in Best Director (Ken Russell). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, David Watkin ; editor, Michael Bradsell ; music, Peter Maxwell Davies. |