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Aldous Huxley | 340 pages | 01 Aug 2009 | HarperCollins Publishers Inc | 9780061724916 | English | United States The Devils of Loudun: Introduction

Build up your Halloween Watchlist with our list of the most popular horror titles on Netflix in October. See the list. Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier - the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. So they seek to destroy him by setting him up as a warlock in control of a devil-possessed nunnery, the mother superior of which is sexually obsessed by him. A mad witch-hunter is brought in to gather evidence against the priest, ready for the big trial. Written by Films Ranked. I can never understand why "The Devils", which was such a major film and caused such controversy, never became a cult classic being shown every other week on cable TV. This film totally annihilates all the trashy "straight-to-video" horror films. Based on true events in 17th century France, this film is one of the most horrifying tales of man's intolerance: religious and sexual. The tale begins with an outbreak of the plague, which the folk of the middle ages, with typical misunderstanding of the The Devils of Loudun cause, rat fleas, believed The Devils of Loudun someone was to blame. Who more convenient a scapegoat than Father Grandier, played by the notorious Oliver Reed an actor who ended his rambunctious life by dropping dead in a bar. The sexual appeal of Fr. Grandier drives the supposedly celibate clergy into a frenzy of jealousy. A group of nuns, led by a noblewoman who has been forced into the convent due The Devils of Loudun her physical deformity and therefore, lack of marriageable options, joins in the The Devils of Loudun which is The Devils of Loudun satisfied until Fr. Grandier is burned at the stake. Although set in France in the middle ages, a lot of the hysteria can be seen today, in our more enlightened times. Just witness the periodic witch hunts in the United States, such as the furore over the alleged Satanic cults running day care centers, not to mention the reds under the beds hysteria of the 50's. Although Russell was the hottest thing in cinema for a while, he faded like a discarded fashion as every wannabe copied his style, but without being able to understand what The Devils of Loudun was that set Ken Russell apart. Unfortunately Russell did not help his reputation by becoming more and more the icon of bad taste. Eventually he became a parody and the fickle who had formally worshipped his genius could not disassociate themselves quickly enough. Like Orson Welles, Ken Russell's brilliance will not be realized until a new generation discovers his work. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. Director: Ken Russell. Added to Watchlist. From metacritic. The Best Horror Movies on Netflix. Waiting to watch. Halloween Share this Rating Title: The Devils 7. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Vanessa Redgrave Sister Jeanne Oliver Reed Urbain Grandier Dudley Sutton Baron De Laubardemont Max Adrian Ibert Gemma Jones Madeleine Murray The Devils of Loudun Mignon Michael Gothard Father Barre Georgina Hale Philippe Brian Murphy Adam Christopher Logue Cardinal Richelieu Graham Armitage Trincant Andrew Faulds Rangier Kenneth Colley Legrand Judith Paris Edit Storyline Cardinal Richelieu and his power-hungry entourage seek to take control of seventeenth-century France, but need to destroy Father Grandier - the priest who runs the fortified town that prevents them from exerting total control. Taglines: Hell holds no surprises for them. Edit Did The Devils of Loudun Know? Russell's guidance to Jarman was that it should echo the 'rape in a public toilet' line from the Huxley novel that inspired the film. Goofs Judith Paris 's character is referred to as Sister Agnes in the film but listed as Sister Judith in the credits. Warners refused to allow the director's cut at all and would only allow the BFI to release the original 'X' certificate version on DVD. Warners refused permission to allow a hi rez release. The Channel 4 documentary 'Hell on Earth' was included but the 'Rape of Christ' sequence was removed. Before this in the USA the 'unrated' The Devils of Loudun appeared as The Devils of Loudun upcoming release complete with sleeve art. Played as the king's dance in the opening. User Reviews A brilliant, disturbing film 30 November by eunice-4 — See all my reviews. Was this review The Devils of Loudun to you? Yes No Report this. Add the first question. Edit Details Country: UK. Language: English Latin. Runtime: min min restored. Sound Mix: Mono. Color: Color Technicolor. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. The Devils of Loudun your history. Sister Jeanne. Urbain Grandier. Baron De Laubardemont. Father Barre. Cardinal Richelieu. Sister Judith. The Devils of Loudun - Wikipedia

Die Teufel von Loudun The Devils of Loudun is an opera in three acts written in and by Polish composer Krzysztof Pendereckiand then revised in and It has a German libretto by the composer, based on John Whiting 's dramatization of Aldous Huxley 's book of the same name. The work was commissioned by the Hamburg State Operawhich consequently gave the premiere on 20 June Only 48 hours afterwards, the opera received its second performance in Stuttgartfollowed two months later by its American debut mounted by the Santa Fe Opera. Performances of The Devils of Loudun now generally follow this edition. The Devils of Loudunthe first and most popular of Penderecki's operas, is emblematic of the composer's interest in historical events of traumatic nature. However, rather than a narrative of these historical events, the opera underscores a more general dichotomy between central and local power, [5] and thus provides a political commentary, denouncing the iniquities committed by the totalitarian states of the midth century. The opera received mixed reviews The Devils of Loudun written around the same time and within a decade of the work's completion in European countries and the US. Even in the same city, there were different reactions to the work. The world premiere, which was given at the Hamburg State Opera The Devils of Loudun 20 Junereceived mixed reviews. However, the general consensus among critics was that the work was not a huge success. A critic, who saw the world premiere performance of the work in Hamburg, wrote that the various sounds effects i. The next performance, which was given only two days after its Hamburg world premiere, was held in Stuttgart, The Devils of Loudun. Critics agreed almost unanimously that the Stuttgart production of the The Devils of Loudun was far superior to the Hamburg production. A critic, who said the presentation was marked by sensation and grandiosity, commented that the music was indescribably boring. For example, a slightly revised version of The Devils of Loudun was performed in West Berlin in A critic admits that the The Devils of Loudun was convincingly performed but thought the compositional originality was completely lacking. In Austriacritics and audience reacted lukewarmly to the premiere of the work in Some thought the music was tedious and lacked the good measure of the sensational, on which the success of Penderecki's opera depends. Another critic in Graz said that the opera only conveys the story line and does not create much dramatic impact until it becomes musically more interesting in the final act. Even The Devils of Loudun composer himself did not think the work was performed successfully. In Mayalmost thirty years after the The Devils of Loudun premiere of the opera, a critic commented that the work was artistically successful, [19] but musically was less successful. The French premiere of the opera in was rather disastrous; the performance was greeted The Devils of Loudun orange peels, turnips, leeks, cat- calls, and foot-stamping. The British premiere ingiven by the Sadler's Wells Company, was not a great success either; the British critics were mostly unimpressed with the performance. The staging by John Dexter and the performers were praised, but the music was criticized for lack of drama and the libretto for its failure to arouse pity in the audience. The Devils of Loudun was performed in other European countries, where the reviews were mixed again. The Devils of Loudun Italian premiere given in Trieste in was praised. The U. A critic, who attended the performance, praised its staging but thought its music failed to support the issues or events occurring on stage. Especially, the staging in the U. The opera was recorded in The recording of The Devils of Loudun received mixed reviews as well. One critic wrote that "the music is always striking, its style eclectic, and its images mesmerizing. Peter's Church, appears wearing a heretic shirt with a rope around his neck as he is escorted by two guards. This The Devils of Loudun image of the parish priest is followed by another one; in this instance, however, Grandier rests in the arms of a woman. These macabre visions let Sister Jeanne, among other convent nuns, to the belief that they had been possessed by the devil, and thus to eventually confesses her visions to Father Mignon. In the meantime, Father Grandier's unchaste life is disclosed through his relationships with Ninon a widowand Philippe a young woman. Furthermore, Grandier assures his fatal destiny The Devils of Loudun opposing the decree to demolish the city's fortifications put forth by the King and the powerful Cardinal Richelieu. Jeanne, in a man's voice, responds: Grandier. Act 2: Jeanne's exorcism continues. The Devils of Loudun, Grandier denies ever seeing Jeanne, and implores God to help her. Nonetheless, his words prove feeble as Jeanne claims that he had forced the Ursuline nuns to practice black magic. The situation becomes even more convoluted when Philippe informs Grandier that she is bearing his child. Meanwhile, the exorcisms continue now in public at St. Peter's Church, where Grandier is arrested as he enters. Act 3: Grandier is held responsible for the demonical possessions of the Ursuline nuns, accused of conspiracy with the devil, and indicted for blasphemy and unchastity. He is, consequently, sentenced to public torture and death at stake. Grandier's death thus becomes a realization of Jeanne's visions. Finally, Jeanne comes to realize that her unanswered love for Grandier was the cause of her The Devils of Loudun. Andrzej Tuchowski states in Krzysztof Penderecki's Music in the Context of the 20th Century Theater that the most interesting aspect of the opera is Penderecki's sensitivity toward what goes on invisibly in the minds of almost all the characters in the opera: the psychological state of a socially ostracized individual, that of the society, that of the struggle between them, etc. This multi-layering of the psychological states corresponds to the general tendencies in the 20th-century music theatre, such as valuing the conflicts that occur in the inner world of the characters. Another tendency in the music of the time, according to Tuchowski, was a departure from the past; music started to sound less and less familiar to the ears of the audience. In order to sustain the interest of the listeners in the new foreign-sounding music, it became essential for composers to find a way to connect with the audience. For his first and experimental opera, Penderecki chose a story about a sensational scandal that happened in France long before his time. Surely, the story was stimulating enough to catch the attention of the audience. Moreover, it has a stronger connection with the audience below the surface; in a deeper level, the psychological aspects of the story make allusions to various historical events and tendencies in the society and its people of the time. In The Devils of Loudunthe social outsider, Grandier, The Devils of Loudun alone against intolerance, fanaticismand organized violence of the society. Tuchowski shows various ways The Devils of Loudun the psychological subtleties of the relationships between value systems i. First of all, there is the conflict between a social outcast and the unforgiving society. The opera ends with Grandiers's death, which was facilitated by the society's intolerance for an outsider. In the midst of the nuns proclaiming The Devils of Loudun have been possessed in order to make excuses for their misbehavior, Grandier, who claims to be innocent, stands out as a non-conforming social outcast. He has many qualities that distinguish him from others: his outstanding intelligence and good looks that incur the hatred and jealousy of some local notables; his sexual attractiveness that results in Jeanne's The Devils of Loudun and accusations; his disobedience to the political powers that proves fatal in the process of his destruction. The Devils of Loudun of the time, a non-conforming social outsider must face The Devils of Loudun atmosphere of intolerance, fanaticism or at least indifference in the society. This common phenomenon of ostracizing the non-conforming member of the society works similarly in The Devils of Loudun ; in the end, Grandier's virtues and weaknesses alike, which make him unique, turn finally against him and bring him death. Grandier's death, however, was not a result easily granted. In value systems, anything unjustifiable or unofficial is usually considered void. As afore mentioned, the atmosphere of intolerance provides suitable conditions to eliminate an unwelcome individual. This atmosphere alone, however, is not enough to give permission to eliminate the individual; the most important ingredient needed for the removal of the unwanted is the official prosecution. In the process of bringing out this official persecutionthe many unclean deeds by the authorities such as usurpation and manipulation of power come to light. For example, the martyrdom and death of Grandier reveals the ethical weakness The Devils of Loudun any absolute or totalitarian power. In the eyes of the political authorities in the opera, the attractive and politically opposing Grandier could be seen as a threat to their The Devils of Loudun. The fact that Grandier is an outsider was a perfect reason for the authorities to eliminate him from the society. The society, however, could not murder this unwelcome figure simply out of hatred, because that The Devils of Loudun be illegal and would have no proper justification. The Devils of Loudun form of injustice happened frequently in the 20th century. Perhaps the most notable example among many others is the mass murder of Jews by the Nazi Germany. Penderecki is telling his audience that the official persecution of Grandier in the opera is the same injustice brought by the totalitarian states in the 20th century, only in a much smaller scale. The composer then tries to explain the source of this injustice in the opera by demonstrating that the incompatibility between Christian ethic and Catholic violence could become a basis of power. Based The Devils of Loudun his betrayal of faith among other misdeeds, it is difficult to label Grandier as a true Christian. Moreover, the church authorities played the most important role in leading Grandier to his death. The Devils of Loudun, however, is the most moral person that deserves The Devils of Loudun be called Christian in the world that the opera presents: a sickeningly corrupt and grotesque one. Tuchowski claims that Grandier's moral victory is emphasized by clear references to Jesus Christ 's martyrdom. The final scenes of the opera are obviously a reference to Christ's Way of the Cross. Making this reference even stronger is the last scene of execution, with Father Barre's Judas -like kiss of betrayal and Grandier's last words: Forgive them, forgive my enemies. Throughout the events of false accusations, Grandier does not fight against his enemies, who believe that violence committed in the name of Christianity is justifiable. Moreover, Grandier does not hate his persecutors; he forgives them and accepts approaching death with dignity. Grandier's and martyrdom and death show that in the imperfect world like ours, where violence exists in abundance, the inevitable conflict between Christian ethics Grandier's non-violence and sacrifice, etc. Presented in the midst of all the events are the various states of human psyche in different social settings. Grandier represents a psychologically complicated individual, full of internal contradictions. He is able to make judgments although not always right and stand for himself. The human psyche in a larger group setting, however, is dissimilar from its state in individualistic state and works differently. For example, the townsmen of Loudun, who are presumably all goodhearted as individuals, view the destruction of Grandier as a good show; and the nuns undergo a collective hysteria as they start believing their own made-up stories. In order to musically portray the variable human psyche, Penderecki made the voice parts sing in different styles in different social settings; For example, Sister Jeanne sings differently when she is singing to herself than when she is singing to other people. Penderecki portrays these various ways that human psyche works with the intention of alluding to the 20th-century totalitarian systems' manipulation of the human mind. Because the manipulation is what they have experienced, Penderecki's audience of the time must have found themselves engaged and connected to the work written in a novel language of sound. The employment of existing literature as the basis for the librettos was not exclusive to The Devils of Loudun ; instead, it became the invariant among Penderecki's four operas; namely Paradise LostUbu Rexand Die schwarze Maske. The libretto to The Devils of Loudun refers to the midth-century events in Loudun, France, concerning the demonical possession of the Ursulinie nuns and their abbess, Mother Jeanne. A parish priest, Father Grandierwas accused of the alleged possessions and indicted for conspiracy with Satan. Nevertheless, it is claimed that the underlying cause of Grandier's fall was a political one, for the priest had secret alliances against the powerful Cardinal Richelieuwho planned to deprive Loudun of independence. The Loudun episode attracted the attention of composers, writers, historians, psychologists and the sort. The Devils of Loudun

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley. In Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns in what was the most sensational case of mass possession and sexual hysteria The Devils of Loudun history. The Devils of Loudun maintained his innocence to the end and four years after his d In Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. Grandier maintained his innocence to the end and four years after his death the nuns were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their demonic bondage. Huxley's vivid account of this bizarre tale of religious and sexual obsession transforms our understanding of the medieval world. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published April 7th by Vintage Classics first published More Details Original Title. Urbain Grandier. LoudunFrance. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please The Devils of Loudun up. To ask other readers questions about The Devils of Loudunplease sign up. Is there a translation that includes notes for the French and German passages? There are substantial passages in French that are beyond me and the German vocabulary is extraordinary in the context of a novel. I've read many historical novels, but none like this. Chapter 3 is a lecture on 17th century French philosophy and includes references to William James. Its wild. The Devils of Loudun is very clear and most passages are translated. It is not a novel, though. The Devils of Loudun is an essay on a real story from the Seventeenth Century, and Huxley The Devils of Loudun not the only one who wrote about it. This explains the chapters about mistycism, and the Appendix. Maybe the edition I read is difficult to find in America. I borrowed it from the library in Galway, Ireland See 2 questions about The Devils of Loudun…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Devils of Loudun. This is probably one of the most interesting and important books I've ever read. Let me say first that in spite of the tag-line it actually has almost nothing to do with devils, or "demon possession" as such. It's lamentable for several reasons. One is simply that it misrepresents the book. I mean, if you're looking for something that deals with actual demon possession, or a piece of lurid fiction dealing wi This is probably one of the most interesting and important books I've ever read. I mean, if you're looking for something that deals with actual demon possession, or a The Devils of Loudun of lurid The Devils of Loudun dealing with similar subject matter, this book probably isn't what you're looking for. And, if you're NOT interested in demon possession, the tag-line will keep you from reading the book. But I think the worst thing about it is that sales need to be boosted to begin with. This is a book that should be read. I mean, it's too bad more people haven't read or even heard of it. It deals with actual events, that's true. It also deals with an The Devils of Loudun case of demon possession: that is also true. But it's not what it sounds like. A certain corrupt priest Urbain Grandier offended some people in high places, and ultimately The Devils of Loudun was accused of witchcraft and blamed for the "possession" of a convent full of Ursuline nuns. The possession was more likely hysteria. The sorcery The Devils of Loudun was bunk, and most of the people involved understood this to be the case. So, on the face of it, the book is about the disastrous mix of Church and State in early 17th Century France. But that's not really what it's about, either. I mean, to bill it as a history book or a book about politics would be equally misguided. Huxley uses this particular episode from history as an entry into a larger discussion about spiritual life. What is spirituality? What motivates it? He calls it self-transendence, and offers an in-depth discussion of some of the principles that are common to most religions. Not the simple stuff: I mean, it's not like he's just saying "most religions say that murder is wrong. He discounts nothing. It's interesting, because at times he makes ironic or even sarcastic comments, and that's normally the refuge of a weaker writer, a writer who sneers at the world, dismisses the very idea of demon possession or even plain old spirituality as quaint fantasy. Huxley isn't dismissive. He cites well documented psychic phenomena ESP, for example as evidence of a world beyond the strictly physical world as we understand it. If it's possible that the human mind can tap into another mind, then those minds must share something on some non-physical level. One can not, therefore, rule out the possibility that a will or an intellect can exist on a non-physical level. There is no reason to believe that all such wills that all "entities" existing outside the physical world as we know The Devils of Loudun are well meaning and nice. Whether or not they're "demons" proper is sort of beside the point. In case you're thinking this is all sort of dark, I should mention that he spends a lot of time emphasizing the positive what he calls Original Virtue, rather than Original Sin. Original Sin he defines in terms of the human capacity for evil, Original Virtue, our capacity for good. In case you're thinking this is The Devils of Loudun sort of flaky, I should mention that he also devotes considerable attention to psychology and psychiatry, as well. It's not as though he buys the idea of a spritual world without first exploring the possibility that some spiritual experiences are actually manifestations of mental disorders. He also devotes considerable attention to matters of law, doctrine, et cetera. At any rate, I'm not doing the book justice. There was no point The Devils of Loudun which I felt as though I was in the midst of a load of The Devils of Loudun b. It's never less than well researched and well reasoned. And it's sort of about everything. Politics, religion, spirituality, psychology, philosophy, history, society, art, justice, responsibility, sexuality, nature: everything. And it's all framed by this fascinating story about this priest and this convent and the political and personal intrigues that came together surrounding them. The Devils of Loudun was first published inI think, and when I finished reading it, I thought about all the stuff I read in The Devils of Loudun, the critical theory that's come out of the academic community and the religious and political discourse that's come out sinceand I just felt like something had gone terribly wrong. That all that discourse is so pinheaded and narrow-minded. That there was this flash of intelligent thinking about the world in this book, and that somehow it's been neglected, that the conversation went in some other direction, and we've been in darkness ever since. Maybe I just The Devils of Loudun read enough. Probably I haven't read enough. But I've read a lot, and I've never run into anything quite like this before. It's brilliant. I cannot recommend it more highly.

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