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Surya Gayatri

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8. Wonderfully informative post, dogknob...

Reply to dogknob (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 05:44 AM

Jan 2012

I remember "The Devils" very well--some of the scenes you describe are etched in my mind forever. I was fortunate to see it in France, where Ken Russell is practically a cult figure.

Of course, it caused much controversy at the time (this being an historically Catholic country). But, the French love for cinema carried the day and it was left largely intact.

Let's hope the BFI do carry through and re-issue it on DVD. I consider it one of Russell's masterpieces.

SG

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SOPA, its upcoming sequels, and Ken Russell's "The Devils" (SPOILER ALERT) [View all] dogknob Jan 2012 OP

Wow, great post. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2012 #1

i remember seeing that flick, very intense whatever the version was we saw. nt msongs Jan 2012 #2

Interesting thematic juxtapositions... yoyossarian Jan 2012 #3

The film remains in my "personal top ten." I have a "restored" British TV version on disc villager Jan 2012 #4

Is that the one with the Mark Kermode documentary attached? dogknob Jan 2012 #7

it's the Channel 4 restoration -- and it was much "harder" than my memories of having seen... villager Jan 2012 #14

Shit. cliffordu Jan 2012 #5

I am not at liberty to say here. dogknob Jan 2012 #6

Wonderfully informative post, dogknob... Surya Gayatri Jan 2012 #8

BFI's release will still be incomplete... dogknob Jan 2012 #9

Just to add blogslut Jan 2012 #10

Yeah, Whitings play enjoyed a fair amount of controversy. dogknob Jan 2012 #11

Well, all I know is the play blogslut Jan 2012 #12

would love to see the play... directed a brief cutting from it in college villager Jan 2012 #15

I auditioned for the priest's lover blogslut Jan 2012 #16

Lucky. dogknob Jan 2012 #17

Oops. dogknob Jan 2012 #13