The Devils (1971)★ 7.8/10

Ken Russell, working with production designer Derek Jarman, creates a world suspended between historical reality and surreal allegory. Baroque extravagancecollides with stark minimalism: the convent’s blinding white walls contrast with its shadowy dungeons, nuns drift like specters through cavernous corridors, and the tribunal scenes—with their rigid symmetry and searing light—intensify the suffocating sense of judgment.

Adapted from real historical events, the film uses the 17th-century Loudun possessions as its backdrop to expose how political and religious collusion corrupts humanity, distorts faith, and fuels collective hysteria. With its audacious imagery, sharp social critique, and layered narrative, it remains a notorious yet essential classic.

Una obra maestra de la transgresión. Otra cinta cumbre del infame Nunsploitation. Dirigida por el singular Ken Russell.