Criterion Reflections – Episode 62 – Ken Russell’s The Devils

Landing somewhere between an orgy and an inquisition, David discusses this infamous film with Richard Doyle, Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger and Brad McDermott.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Richard Doyle, Josh Hornbeck, Jon Laubinger and Brad McDermott to discuss The Devils, directed by Ken Russell.

The Criterion Collection
Wikipedia
BFI
Film Comment (1970 interview)
Alfred Eaker
Off Screen (2011 interview with Ken Russell and Lisi Tribble)
Ranker
Savage Messiah
New York Times (obituary)

Aldous Huxley and “The Devils of Loudon”

Wikipedia
Faded Page (text of Huxley’s novel available in multiple formats)

The Devils

The Criterion Channel
Wikipedia
“Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of THE DEVILS” (Mark Kermode documentary)
CineFantastique (1972)
Cleveland Press (1971)
Judith Crist (1971)
New York Times (1971)
Roger Ebert (1971)
Archive.org
AV Club
Battleship Pretention
British Horror Films
Cagey Films
The Catholic Herald
CineClandestino (Italian)
CineOutsider
Cool Ass Cinema
Dangerous Minds
Daily Motion
Distant Voices
E-Film Blog
Electric Sheep
EOFFTV Review
Every 70s Movie
Fanboy Nation
Ferdy on Films
FilmFracture
Film School Rejects
IndieWire
Music Web International
J to the Power of 7
Junta Juleil’s Culture Shock
Kermode Uncut
MacGuffin
Mondo Digital
Mountain Express
Oh, the Horror!
Ozu’s World/Dennis Schwarz
PopMatters
Reeling Reviews
Rock! Shock! Pop!
Book: “Raising Hell – Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils”
Paper: Censorship Devils – Brunel University Research Archive

Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
The Eclipse Viewer
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

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