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UNITED STATES · 1973
The Exorcist
Synopsis
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Cinematic DNA
I studied Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, a perfect film about the relativity of truth and perception, and the ambiguity of its various points of view. I applied this structure to the ambiguity of Regan’s possession in 'The Exorcist', where you don’t fully know what is true.
It's a deeply moving film about faith, and a mother and a child. That depth, that heart, is what I strive for in my own films.
— Jennifer Kent · Cinema Blend interview with Jennifer Kent
Films with Similar Themes
demonic possession · religious faith · good versus evil · maternal protection · psychological horror
