Ken Russell's 'The Devils' Still Rings True in a World Gone Mad
The 1971 film, hailed by a Variety fan as a transgressive, blasphemous horror, is said to feel more relevant today than ever.
Ken Russell directed 'The Devils', which first hit screens in 1971.
The Variety article, written by an ardent fan of Russell, calls the film a transgressive novelty, a voluptuous exercise in extreme blasphemy and extreme horror.
The author notes the movie is both transgressive and an exercise in extreme blasphemy and extreme horror.
According to the headline, the film feels more relevant now than 55 years ago because it portrays a world gone mad.
Original reporting
Variety
Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Feels More Relevant Than It Did 55 Years Ago. That’s Because It’s About a World Gone Mad
I’m an ardent fan of Ken Russell, yet I always considered “The Devils” to be a transgressive novelty: a voluptuous exercise in extreme blasphemy and extreme horror. No doubt: It’s both those things. Yet I didn’t think it was anything more than that. (For me, that was enough.) When the film came out, in 1971, […]
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- Ken Russell directed the film "The Devils".
- The film "The Devils" was released in 1971.
- The Variety piece is an article by its author, who describes himself as an ardent fan of Ken Russell.
- I always considered "The Devils" to be a transgressive novelty: a voluptuous exercise in extreme blasphemy and extreme horror.
- The article's author says the film "The Devils" is both transgressive and an exercise in extreme blasphemy and extreme horror.
- The headline states that Ken Russell's "The Devils" feels more relevant than it did 55 years ago and that this is because it is about a world gone mad.
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