| The Devil and Father Amorth | |
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| Directed by | William Friedkin |
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| Starring | Gabriele Amorth |
| Narrated by | William Friedkin |
| Edited by | Gary Leva |
| Music by | Christopher Rouse |
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| Distributed by | The Orchard |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $20,449[1] |
The Devil and Father Amorth is a 2017 American pseudo-documentary horror film directed by William Friedkin showing the ninth exorcism of an Italian woman in the village of Alatri[2] referred to as "Cristina", this time performed by Father Gabriele Amorth.
Cast
[edit]Production
[edit]Mark Kermode, a British film critic and long-time admirer of Friedkin, was invited to assist in writing narration.[3]
Release
[edit]The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2017.[4] It had a wide release in the United States on April 20, 2018.[5]
Reception
[edit]On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 4.88/10.[6] The website's critical consensus reads, "The Devil and Father Amorth sets out to interrogate age-old questions of faith, but fails to find enough compelling answers—or reasons for viewers to watch."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
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."[8] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film "a rather tawdry charade."[9] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. Club gave it a C- grade, writing, "Mostly, Friedkin does the talking, never missing an opportunity to strain credulity or flaunt his credentials, which in this case begin and end at directing The Exorcist."[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Devil and Father Amorth (2018)". Box Office Mojo. November 16, 2018.
- ^ Friedkin, William (31 October 2016). "The Devil and Father Amorth: Witnessing "the Vatican Exorcist" at Work". Vanity Fair.
- ^ "Kermode Uncut: Talk Of The Devil". Retrieved Sep 23, 2019 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "William Friedkin on Twitter".
- ^ Collis, Clark (April 19, 2018). "The Exorcist director films 'real' exorcism in clip from The Devil and Father Amorth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "The Devil and Father Amorth". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ "The Devil and Father Amorth". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ^ 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". The Telegraph.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (21 September 2017). "Film Review: William Friedkin's 'The Devil and Father Amorth'".
- ^ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy. "William Friedkin's ridiculous documentary The Devil And Father Amorth is almost trashy enough to be funny". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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