Los demonios

Título original: The Devils

1971
R
1h 51min

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Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed in Los demonios (1971)

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En la Francia del siglo XVII, el padre Urbain Grandier busca proteger la ciudad de Loudun del corrupto establecimiento del cardenal Richelieu. La histeria se produce cuando es acusado de bru... Leer todoEn la Francia del siglo XVII, el padre Urbain Grandier busca proteger la ciudad de Loudun del corrupto establecimiento del cardenal Richelieu. La histeria se produce cuando es acusado de brujería por una monja sexualmente reprimida.En la Francia del siglo XVII, el padre Urbain Grandier busca proteger la ciudad de Loudun del corrupto establecimiento del cardenal Richelieu. La histeria se produce cuando es acusado de brujería por una monja sexualmente reprimida.

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Premios
- 4 premios ganados en total

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Shocking, beautifully elegant, a truly provocative masterpiece that induces raw emotions. 10/10

Shocking, beautifully elegant, a truly provocative masterpiece that induces raw emotions. 10/10

Two years before 'The Exorcist' hits the screen, Ken Russell puts the Catholic Church in the spotlight by filming one of the most disturbing films of all times. Except from being a sheer technical and aesthetic masterpiece, 'The Devils' provokes as a film with its relentless sense of anarchy. Religious hysteria and illusions, the horror of human arrogance and depravity and the love that turns to cherishing that turns to hatred. It's hard to put it in words, one must simply watch it to understand the simple splendor of this film. For open-minded viewers only...

Trivia
Derek Jarman's sets are modeled on the sets of Fritz Lang's Metrópolis (1927). Ken Russell wanted to avoid the clichéd look of period films and insisted on anachronistic, even futuristic, design. Russell's guidance to Jarman was that it should echo the 'rape in a public toilet' line from the Huxley novel that inspired the film.

Errores
Early in the movie when Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed) is seen grooming his hair. It is a close-up of him supposedly looking at a mirror in the upper left hand corner of the screen, behind the viewer. Obviously there is no mirror as he consistently misses combing the more egregiously messed up parts of his hair and instead repeatedly combs the portions that are already groomed. In fact when he is done, his hair is still messed up.

Citas
Grandier: Don't look at me! Look at your city! If your city is destroyed, your freedom is destroyed also... If you would remain free men, fight. Fight them or become their slaves.

Créditos curiosos
At the start of the film: "This film is based upon historical fact. The principal characters lived and the major events in the film actually took place."

Versiones alternativas
In 2012 the BFI persuaded Warners to allow them to release the film on video in the UK. Warners refused to allow the director's cut at all and would only allow the BFI to release the original 'X' certificate version on DVD. Warners refused permission to allow a hi rez release. The BFI produced a superb DVD transfer for the first time in its proper 2.35:1 ratio. The Channel 4 documentary 'Hell on Earth' was included but the 'Rape of Christ' sequence was removed. They also cut a line of dialogue when one of the actors refers to Warners as a bunch of 'c**ts'. Before this in the USA the 'unrated' version appeared as an upcoming release complete with sleeve art. 24 hours later Warners stopped the release!