Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of the Devils

Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of the Devils
ISBN-10
1770902813
ISBN-13
9781770902817
Series
Raising Hell
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2012-11-08
Publisher
ECW Press
Author
Richard Crouse

Description

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?"

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