Violent, grotesque, and sexually explicit, Ken Russell's hallucinatory filming of Aldous Huxley's
The Devils of Loudun uses the true story of a witch craze in a Renaissance French convent to launch one of the director's most extravagant fantasies. The set design, by future director Derek
Jarman, is probably the most successful element of the film.
Released:
1970
Rated:
X
Length:
109 mins