Review of The Devils (1971) by Bryan L — 20 Jun 2012
One of the historical aspects in Aldous Huxley's book that Ken Russell succesfully evokes (though he doesn not explain) is the level of intoxicants that people consumed on a daily basis in the Middles Ages and Early Renassaince.
The hallucinatory look and feel of the film, coupled with the fevered dream sequences, expand on the hysteria that was all too common among the uneducated provincials of that time. This is not the age of manners, but the age of the corrupt unification of church and state exercising its power upon an apathetic public.
The parallels are stunning, as the film is more revelant today than when it was released 36 years ago.
This review of The Devils (1971) was written by Bryan L on 20 Jun 2012.
The Devils has generally received positive reviews.
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