The Devils

Easily one of the greatest works of the 70's, Ken Russell's flamboyantly confrontational film (based on a book by Aldous Huxley) combines historical, comedic, and surrealistic elements to tell a blistering tale of politics, witchcraft and religious hysteria. In order to take over pre-renaissance France, a power-hungry Cardinal convinces townspeople that their controlling priest is a warlock whose nuns are possessed by devils, effectively shattering the community and unleashing the deepest repressions in all...