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The Devils (Unrated Rare Cut) Hosted by Kevin Ronca 10/25

(Virtual) (Friday, Oct 25th / Doors Open 8pm EST)

The Devil is a liar, and the father of lies. If the Devil’s evidence is to be accepted, the most virtuous people are in the greatest of danger, for it against these that Satan rages most violently!”

These dreaded words, spoken by priest Grandier (played in a tour-de-force performance by legend Oliver Reed), personifies the evil & horrors lurking in Ken Russell’s masterpiece The Devils. Based on a true story & book by Huxley, it chronicles real-life figure Grandier, a 17th century young influential priest & the lone obstacle in the way of his town Loudon being taken over by the sadistic Cardinal Richelieu & Louis XIII, who is under his control. What follows is history’s first recorded case of mass hysteria, when Grandier is prosecuted for satanism in politically-led charges & forced confessions.

This is our 3rd annual screening of the film & the beginning of our Devils Night event, but features a rare never-before-seen unrated cut from the original 35mm emulsion!

This event will be free & open to the public! Hosted by filmmaker / Write Brain founder Kevin Ronca!