Raising hell : Ken Russell and the unmaking of The Devils
From exclusive interviews with director Ken Russell and new interviews with cast, crew, and historians, comes this examination of the beautifully blasphemous film The Devils. Based on historical fact, this controversial 1971 film is about an oversexed priest and a group of sexually repressed nuns in 17th-century France and the ensuing trials and exorcisms that followed. Detailing the production and the personalities of two of cinema's great eccentrics, director Ken Russell and star Oliver Reed, Crouse delves deeper to explore the aftermath of the film. Chiefly, the question asked is How can a movie by one of the most famous filmmakers in the world end up banned, edited, and ignored by the company that owns it?
Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Print version:
Prologue: "Give me the moody one" : my night with Ken Russell
Oliver Reed and Ken Russell
Inspiration and the writing
Casting The devils
Sights and sounds of The devils
Directing The devils
The devils' context
The film's release
Renaissance of The devils
Appendix: Historical cast of characters
Sympathy for the devils : a conversation with Guillermo del Toro