The Exorcist (BFI modern classics) - Softcover

Kermode, Mark

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9780851706221: The Exorcist (BFI modern classics)

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ISBN 10: 0851706223 ISBN 13: 9780851706221

Publisher: British Film Inst, 1998

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The film THE EXORCIST presents a harrowing account of the modern urban world ripped apart by an obscene, ancient evil. Film critic Mark Kermode here traces the film back to the alleged "real life" case and provides new insights into scenes cut from the released version as well as the film's special effects. Includes interviews with book author William Peter Blatty, director William Friedkin, and star Linda Blair. Color illustrations.

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Inspired by an alleged real case of demonic possession in 1949, The Exorcist became an international phenomenon. A blockbusting adaptation of a best-selling novel, it was praised as 'deeply spiritual' by some sections of the Catholic Church while being picketed by the Festival of Light and branded 'Satanic' by the evangelist Billy Graham. Banned on video in the UK for nearly fifteen years, the film still retains and extraordinary power to shock and startle.

The second edition of Mark Kermode's Exorcist volume has now been updated and expanded; its publication completes a journey of discovery begun by the author in 1997. The new edition documents the deletion and recovery of key scenes that have now been re-integrated into the film to create The Exorcist: the Version You've Never Seen. Candid interviews with director William Friedkin and writer/producer William Peter Blatty reveal the behind-the-scenes battles which took place during the production. In addition, exclusive stills reveal the truth about the legendary 'subliminal images' allegedly lurking withim the celluloid.

About the Author:

Mark Kermode is a film critic and broadcaster. He writes for Sight and Sound and The Independent, and providing weekly film reviews for BBC Radio 5. On television he appears regularly on BBC 2's Newsnight Review, and has written and presented numerous film documentaries including The Fear of God; 25 Years of the Exorcist and Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing the French Connection for BBC1, and Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of Ken Russell's The Devils, The Cult of The Wicker Man and On the Edge of Blade Runner for Channel 4.

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