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The Exorcist
UNITED STATES · 1973

The Exorcist

William Friedkin
demonic possession religious faith good versus evil maternal protection psychological horror
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Synopsis

When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.

Cinema Atlas Connection
I studied Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, a perfect film about the relativity of truth and perception, and the ambiguity of its various points of view. I applied this structure to the ambiguity of Regan’s possession in 'The Exorcist', where you don’t fully know what is true.

It's a deeply moving film about faith, and a mother and a child. That depth, that heart, is what I strive for in my own films.

— Jennifer Kent  ·  Cinema Blend interview with Jennifer Kent
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