The Devils (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #44 extract: The Devils (1971)



An insanely graphic, incomprehensibly twisted, gratuitously melodramatic, incredibly conceived masterclass of cinematic storytelling. 
There is a strong and clear truth below the surface of The Devils as a film about corruption that sees the fall of a city manifested not by one fell swoop of powers that be, but the clawing hands of individuals overwhelmed by almost trivial conflicts that are channelled into a horrendous positive feedback loop. Hysteria may then be the film's core theme, but it cannot be overlooked that its primary conflict belongs to singular characters who remain torn between religious evocation and internal truths. As messy as this story appears, The Devils shouldn't be a controversial film. Highly recommended.

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