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Title: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Chopper on April 02, 2023, 11:52:32 PM I saw this on Shudder when I used to have it and I thought it was a masterpiece.
Russell's direction in it is so spot in. He uses a lot of very simple yet stylish ways of framing the actors and shots. And Oliver Reed was just amazing with his portrayal of a rather unorthodox priest. (You might remember Reed as the whacky shrink in Cronenberg's The Brood). Check it out if you can stream it. I would kill to get a hard copy of it but I don't think one has ever been made anywhere near North America. Cheers! Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Rev. Powell on April 03, 2023, 01:07:23 AM If you have a region-free DVD player the BFI put out a pretty complete version. Some of the infamous "rape of Christ" scenes are included in documentary footage. Ken Russell could blaspheme like only a true Catholic believer can.
Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: RCMerchant on April 03, 2023, 04:35:52 AM I seen it many moons ago. Seems like it kicked off the Nunsploitaion genre.
Great film! (https://i.imgur.com/AotvhDK.jpg) (https://lunapic.com) Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Trevor on April 04, 2023, 09:16:20 AM Banned here sadly. 😕
Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Alex on April 04, 2023, 09:34:28 AM Banned here sadly. 😕 I tend to assume that SA had banned a film by default and only very occasionally let films through. Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Trevor on April 04, 2023, 01:56:09 PM Banned here sadly. 😕 I tend to assume that SA had banned a film by default and only very occasionally let films through. 😆😆 These are the same schmucks that banned things like Black Beauty and TV 😳📺🐢 Title: Re: Ken Russell's lost and often censored, The Devils (1971) Post by: Chopper on April 04, 2023, 05:17:20 PM If you have a region-free DVD player the BFI put out a pretty complete version. Some of the infamous "rape of Christ" scenes are included in documentary footage. Ken Russell could blaspheme like only a true Catholic believer can. Doh! I need a get a region free DVD and Bluray player. My current Bluray player is a little Phillips Walmart special. It works great though! @RC Merchant, Good point man! I never even thought about how it ignited the nunsploitation genre. @Trevor, Awww! That stinks man. It's a great movie. Even controversial by today's standards. |