THE DEVILS KEN RUSSELL POCKET MOVIE GUIDE By Jeremy Mark Robinson. The Devils is a celebrated 1971 picture based on the Loudun demonology trials in the 17th century, scripted by Ken Russell from Aldous Huxleys The Devils of Loudun (1952) and the 1961 play by John Whiting (191863). The Devils was undoubtedly director Russells most notorious hour. It was the site of conflicts between the filmmakers, the American film studio (Warners), the censors and the critics. A tourdeforce of direction (and organization and production), the most significant contribution to The Devils may well be the screenplay and Ken Russell has the screen credit for the script. Which makes The Devils all the more remarkable. (And as if writing the script and directing the movie wasnt enough, Russell also coproduced it.) Its clear from the first few minutes of The Devils that Ken Russell was on fire as a filmmaker when he made this picture (he was certainly on fire at the period in his film career not only The Devils but also The Music Lovers and The Boy Friend were playing at the same time in central London theatres. Incredible I cant think of another British moviemaker with three big (and very different) movies in release at the same time). Ken Russell was happy with what hed achieved in The Devils The Devils is the most successful film Ive done, insofar as what I expected is there. The effects I aimed at seemed to work. In The Devils, Russell was operating with a giant canvas, and you can see...

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