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Ken Russell Double Feature (Crimes of Passion/Gothic reviews) by Gio

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Russell, Ken – Senses of Cinema


Ken Russell is probably most famous for The Who's Tommy, the rock opera, but in this house he is most respected for The Devils and Altered States.
The Devils is about Urbain Grandier a 17th century priest who was accused of using witchcraft to possess Nun's with evil spirits that caused them to go mad and engage in unspeakable acts of heresy. He was pro…

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