The Devils of Loudun

[David Morris]

That Ebert review is a gas!

David Morris

On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 1:45 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:

> http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-devils
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> Would make a fun double feature with this (which I highly recommend):
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> http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/aug/30/berberian-sound-studio-review
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> Laura
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: rich
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> Sent: Jan 12, 2016 2:28 PM
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> To: Joseph Cerrato
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> Cc: P-list List
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> Subject: Re: The Devils of Loudun
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> and what a movie that is--if only for the set designs. one example: the
> French king shooting Protestants dressed as birds. and of course the Rape
> of Christ scene
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> I read the book after seeing the movie. wasnt as fun ;)
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> rich
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> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Joseph Cerrato wrote:
> There's a movie by Ken Russel based on these events and Huxley's book.
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devils_%28film%29
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> 2016-01-12 18:34 GMT+01:00 Joseph Tracy :
> I am a third of the way into an Aldous Huxley work of nonfiction called
> the Devils of Loudun. Sometimes he over-strains to make a point in his
> commentary but it is a fascinating piece of writing combining thorough
> historical research with a kind of psycological and spiritual analysis of
> the early 1600s in France and in particular all the characters surrounding
> a combative, womanizing FrenchJesuit Parson and how an incident of what was
> labeled as demonic posession of a group of nuns played out in the France of
> Cardinal Richelieu.
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> Has anyone else read this? Thoughts, even the briefest, would be
> appreciated. -
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