the devils bfi dvd

Oliver Reed is almost a force of nature in his performance as Father Urbain Grandier, a flawed man of the cloth who is both filled with a worldly lust for power and the pleasures of the flesh, and finally able to see the error of his ways and truly repent. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017.

On-stage Q&A with Ken Russell (2012, 13 mins): the director in conversation with Mark Kermode at the NFT in 2004. Available on DVD for the first time, The Devils is presented in the original UK 'X' certificate version with a host of new and exciting extra features. The quality does not rise to the level of the BFI (British Film Institute) release, which DOES contain an extended edit of Ken Russell's masterpiece, but again without the notorious rape of Christ sequence. Whichever version of Ken Russell's 'The Devils' you see, you're in for a gripping, unsettling experience.. Everything you could wish to know about The Devils and its controversy, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2018. Do you feel this content is inappropriate or infringes upon your rights? Because I was confused by the conflicting reviews, I thought I should note two things: Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012. Reed's substantial persona shines through in this as a flamboyant priest who heretically performs his own marriage to his lover, and who provides a blasphemous suggestion of the imitation of Christ. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. This DVD features a very good transfer of the heavily-censored American edition, Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016. The Devils (2-DVD set) Be the first to review this product £9.99 Ken Russell's bold account of religious hysteria, political persecution and the corrupt marriage of church and state. Because I was confused by the conflicting reviews, I thought I should note two things: Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2012.

I would recommend it. The British Film Institute has just released a fully loaded DVD of the edited UK release, and I could not pass up the opportunity to order it. Of note is the strong view that comes through - the film depicts events of severe blasphemy but is not itself blasphemous. Reed's substantial persona shines through in this as a flamboyant priest who heretically performs his own marriage to his lover, and who provides a blasphemous suggestion of the imitation of Christ. A well researched history of an event in the 1634 France of Cardinal Richelieu during the height of suppression of the Huguenot protestants, it centres on the total dangers of mixed powers and collusion of church and state, and the terrible consequences of the ultimate corruption that unfailingly ensues. The Cook, Cook The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of the Devils. Bfi, Tutti i dvd dei film con regia di Bfi su Unilibro.it - Libreria Universitaria Online I was a little worried before I watched it that it would appear dated or confusing. Welcome to our DVD & Blu-ray page, here you'll find a wide selection of titles from around the world.

2.) The discussions by researchers include the cut scenes from a reel thought lost but later discovered in an archive. Please try again.

Hell on Earth (Paul Joyce, 2002, 48 mins): documentary exploring the film's production and controversial history. Hell on Earth: 48 minutes of interviews on the making of this movie. Bought this to replace a copy I loaned to a friend. It is a pity that the, frankly gratuitous, sex scenes have dominated discussion of the movie. (I’m just used to him being so damn funny.). The UK theatre version with full comment by BFI, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 17, 2018. The second of the BFI’s Ken Russell releases is another two disc collection bringing together four films from 1965-7. This cut, in particular, is a bit too censored for my liking. Outrageousness is the key here, and the actors appear to be having a grand time in this, especially Vanessa Redgrave portraying the sexually barely repressed hunchbacked mother superior of the convent. This DVD features a very good transfer of the heavily-censored American edition, in widescreen. It does not allude to the use of torture by officials, but unflinchingly shows it, as well as explicit scenes of sexual hysteria and blasphemy. Director of Devils: Ken Russell explains his vision in 22 minutes. The UK trailer tries to explain the entire movie, and the US one tells you nothing at all. The Devils (1971) directed by the British enfant terrible, Ken Russell, was one of a couple of controversial films to have been submitted and to have challenged the BBFC during the early 1970's. Mark Kermode Introduction: Short and sweet. One scene in particular is still missing, the so-called "Rape of Christ" sequence where the nuns tear down a large statue of Christ and defile it. Based on a historical incident, The Devils takes place in the seventeenth-century French town of Loudun, where the governor has died, leaving Father Urbain Grandier (Oliver Reed) in charge until a new election can be held. Something of a cult film, Ken Russell's The Devils is an early production of his in which the historical material is infused with an anachronistic attitude stemming from the sixties in England when it was made. It does have some experimental features, but it also has a strong narrative and the story is very clear. Unable to add item to List. With sets that look contemporary (as they would to the protagonists living at the time) this is considered Ken Russel's masterpiece based largely on Huxley's the "Devils of Loudun". Filmmaker Ken Russell pulls no punches in this blistering film based on real events that took place in the town of Loudun in the 1600s. Become a BFI Member and get 15% off Shop orders,

Fully illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Mark Kermode, Craig Lapper (BBFC) and editor Michael Bradsell, with original production materials and on-set photographs.

Disc one

• DVD premiere presentation of the original UK 'X, DVD premiere presentation of the original UK 'X' certificate version, Mark Kermode introduction (2012, 2 mins): the broadcaster and critic's newly filmed foreword to The Devils, Audio commentary with Ken Russell, Mark Kermode, Michael Bradsell and Paul Joyce, Amelia and the Angel (Ken Russell, 1958, 26 mins): a delightful mix of religious allegory and magical fantasy Disc Two. I ordered it from Amazon UK for around $22, including shipping.). Please try again. - mad man/woman movies are not my thing. Unable to add item to List. He brings in an exorcist, Father Barre (Michael Gothard), who shows no limits in his quest to get Grandier to confess. This item: The Devils (Special Edition) [DVD] by Oliver Reed DVD £12.46 Lair of the White Worm (Vestron) [Blu-ray] by Amanda Donohoe Blu-ray £10.99 Women in Love [Blu-ray] by Alan Bates Blu-ray £14.09 Customers who viewed this item also viewed The performance is electric, almost jumping off the screen. Of note is the strong view that comes through - the film depicts events of severe blasphemy but is not itself blasphemous.

  Grandier is the object of her vividly portrayed fantasies—although they have never met—and when he refuses to become the order’s father confessor after the previous priest dies, Sister Jeanne enacts a brutal revenge.

  This DVD features a very good transfer of the heavily-censored American edition, Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016.

  The lost point is because this is a cut version (albeit the best 1971 X-rated film, much better than the knackered version shown in the USA-cuts probably symptomatic of that very religion and state conflation that characterises the USA), and only because of that reason. It is a mad masterpiece that deserves to be seen. (From what I’ve read, Warner Brothers would not allow the BFI to add the missing materiel or release it on Blu-ray.

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