The Devil and Father Amorth
The Devil and Father Amorth | |
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Promotional Poster | |
Directed by | William Friedkin |
Produced by |
Mickey Liddell Pete Shilaimon Francesco Zippel |
Written by |
William Friedkin Mark Kermode |
Starring | Gabriele Amorth |
Edited by | Gary Leva |
Production company | |
Distributed by | The Orchard |
Release date |
August 31, 2017 (Venice Film Festival) April 20, 2018 (USA) |
Running time | 68 mins |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Devil and Father Amorth is a 2017 documentary film directed by William Friedkin showing the ninth exorcism of an Italian woman in the village of Venafro[1] referred to as "Cristina", this time performed by Father Gabriele Amorth.
Production
Mark Kermode, a British film critic and long-time admirer of Friedkin, was invited to assist in writing narration.[2]
Release
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on August 31, 2017.[3] It had a wide release in the United States on April 20, 2018.
Reception
Robbie Collin of The Telegraph wrote that the film "feels amateurish and arguably also exploitative [...] although perhaps that lends it credibility: in this context, too much polish would almost certainly be cause for suspicion."[4] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film "a rather tawdry charade."[5]
References
- ↑ Friedkin, William. "The Devil and Father Amorth: Witnessing "the Vatican Exorcist" at Work".
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epmspw4qpWI
- ↑ "William Friedkin on Twitter".
- ↑ Collin, Robbie (31 August 2017). "The Devil and Father Amorth, Venice Film Festival review: William Friedkin's exorcist documentary doesn't give the Devil his due" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Gleiberman, Owen (21 September 2017). "Film Review: William Friedkin's 'The Devil and Father Amorth'".