Description:Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier - the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. So they seek to destroy him by setting him up as a warlock in control of a devil-possessed nunnery, the motheCardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier - the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. So they seek to destroy him by setting him up as a warlock in control of a devil-possessed nunnery, the mother superior of which is sexually obsessed by him. A mad witch-hunter is brought in to gather evidence against the priest, ready for the big trial.... (more)(less)
"Katsottu: 14.4.2013
Oliver Reedilla oli lopussa ihana kalju. Varmaan pitäisi kirjoittaa näistä vähän nopeammin jotain tekstiä, koska nyt ajatukset ovat jo karanneet."
Suspiria98 added this to a list 2 months, 1 week ago
"Therefore, heed this piece of advice: this is not the place to be if you want to see an artistic rendition of the insanities of the 17th-century witch trials. Go read "The Crucible" instead.
- James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
"The Devils" is so concerned with the "look" of these experiences that it ultimately diminishes their meaning, and, in turn, the meaning of the lives of the people who lived them.
- Vincent Canby, New York Times"
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"15/2 - Leffatykki.com meet
Oh man! This movie is great. Thankfully most of our party had passed out or left by this time, so I could fully focus on the events of The Devils. Kind of. I was sleepy as fuck no less. Anyhow, that's a perfect state of mind to stare at this hyper-critical view on religion as an institution. Russell spares no expense to dispense with some really awful emotions towards the viewer to the point where not being sickened by the events on display is impossible. The hypoc"
"16.2. (DVD) (miitti)
Vähän turhauttavaa koittaa muistaa näistä miittiyön parin kaljan alla katsotuista pätkistä mitään merkittävää ja sitten vielä yrittää niistä jotakin kirjoittaakin.
Jaa, tässä oltiin keskiajalla kristinuskon pahuuden parissa ja tuodaan julki, kuinka hartainkin uskovainen voidaan äkisti nähdä kirkon vihollisista hirveimpänä, kerettiläisenä. Vähän niinku Neuvostoliitossa elelisi. The Devilsissa oli muistaakseni myös hyvää tunnelmanluontia, mutta"
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