The Devils
Time Out says
Russell's overwrought adaptation of John Whiting's play and Aldous Huxley's book The Devils of Loudun, full of much spiritual and physical writhing, is best approached as a diabolical comedy. No matter how thickly Russell piles on the masturbating nuns, tortured priests and dissolute dauphins, there's no getting round the fact that it's all more redolent of a camp revue than a cathartic vision. Derek Jarman's sets, however, still look terrific.Author: TR
Release details
UK release:
1971
Duration:
111 mins
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Director:
Cast:
Murray Melvin, Gemma Jones, Max Adrian, Dudley Sutton, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Georgina Hale
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