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The Exorcistdirector William Friedkin says he filmed an actual exorcism for his upcoming documentaryThe Devil and Father Amorth . 44 years ago this December , Friedkin publish what is arguably one the most frightening film of all time withThe exorciser , which chronicles two non-Christian priest assay to perform an exorcism on a demonically possessed 12 - year - previous girl ( Linda Blair ) .
Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Friedkin ( and winning 2 , for Best adjust Screenplay for William Peter Blatty and Best Sound ) , the celluloid , according to Blatty , was base on a genuine dispossession of a 13 - twelvemonth - honest-to-god son that took situation in two different locating in the U.S. in 1949 . The reaction to the moving-picture show was so strong that it reportedly had audiences fainting and catch sick in theater gangway , and in some cases , film patrons required the attending of paramedics .
Now , more than four decades after Friedkin horrify audience withThe Exorcistand its shocking footage , special event and dialogue surround the exorcism , the director is examining the real thing withThe Devil and Father Amorth .
The motion-picture show , which debuted at the Venice Film Festival , examines the ninth attempted exorcism of an Italian charwoman by Father Gabriele Amorth , an exorciser for the Vatican ’s Rome Diocese . After eight previous exorcisms execute by Amorth on the fair sex , Friedkin was allow to film the ninth one by the priest , which he described forVarietyas"terrifying . “He says :
“ I go from being afraid of what could encounter to feel a great peck of empathy with this woman ’s pain and woe , which is obvious in the moving-picture show . ”
Friedkin , who says he was only earmark to film the exorcism alone and was about 2 feet away if not closer to Amorth and the charwoman , shoot the footage on a high - def still camera without the benefits of a gang or lighting . Even though Amorth , who died in September of 2016 , was reportedly a fan ofThe Exorcist , Friedkin say he never thought he would have a chance to meet him . He says :
" I was shocked . I had no approximation that I would ever be able to even meet with him . I did know how busy he was . He was doing exorcism all day every day right up until he get into the hospital and then died . "
While the subject of demonic possession has ask round skepticism over the yr , Friedkin says some of the best neurologists and head sawbones in the U.S. , who say they ’ve never seen anything quite like the Italian woman ’s symptoms . Friedkin also babble out with head-shrinker for the documentary , who now officially agnise demonic possession . He says :
" It ’s call dissociative identity disorder / demonic ownership . And if a patient comes in and says they are possessed by a demon or a devil , they do n’t tell them that they are not … They do whatever psychiatric treatment they consider is necessary , including medicinal drug . And they bring an exorcist in . "
It ’s only appropriate that Friedkin be at the helm ofThe Devil and Father Amorthgiven his lasting contribution of the history of moving picture withThe Exorcist . It will be interesting to see how the documentary — which will quite in all likelihood be an awards season rival — mirror the depiction of unholy possession of Regan in the Friedkin ’s motion picture .
No matter the case , audience are sure to be grip by the end resultant , which , if as effective asThe Exorcist , will make otherterrifying films about exorcismslikeThe Devil Inside , give birth Us From Evil , andThe Conjuring — as well as the new TV interpretation ofThe Exorcist — resonate that much more .
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The Exorcistseason 2 premieres Friday , September 29 on FOX .
Source : Variety
