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The Devils
UNITED KINGDOM · 1971

The Devils

Ken Russell
religious corruption false accusations sexual obsession institutional power abuse witch hunts
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Synopsis

A charismatic 17th-century French priest becomes the target of a sexually obsessed nun’s witchcraft accusations, which corrupt church and state officials are all too happy to exploit.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cinema Atlas Connection
My earliest memories are of watching movies like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Devils, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Suspiria. My mother was always interested in genre films that had a subversive quality, and I inherited that.
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