The Devils (1971) (Ken Russell) Discussion Thread

[Rik]

Originally Posted by Demdike

March 19th seems an age away.

Its soooo long since i saw this that i don't really recall much about it.

Same here, I've only seen it once, years ago on whatever UK channel it was on in the early 90's

[Susan Foreman]

Home Cinema @ The Digital Fix - The Devils (BFI) in March

"Also worth mentioning is a theatrical screening coming up...

The Devils screening at BFI Southbank on 19 March at 8.00pm
In memory of Ken Russell and to celebrate the release of The Devils on DVD, the 'Director’s Cut' of the film will be shown at BFI Southbank on Monday 19 March at 8.00pm in NFT1. A panel of experts and members of the cast and crew will take part in a discussion afterwards."

[The Limey]

Interesting to see that the BFI have not long ago announced a release of another film from the Warner Vault and that is the 1980s Al Pacino saga - Revolution - and this IS getting a BD release. Kinda makes you wonder if the BFI will now be used as a vehicle for films that Warners are not so keen to be releasing themselves on BD?

Therefore, a change of heart from Warner to the BFI releasing the most complete version of The Devils at a later date on BD could well be on the cards frankly.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

That is possibly what happened with this latest DVD release and, if sales are very healthy and reviews are positive, both of which should be the case, it really does open the door for a concerted push toward releasing the extended version on Blu-ray with more special features.

Fingers crossed, anyway!

[Rik]

Just checked to see when this was being released and realised I hadn't pre-ordered yet, soon rectified and at £11.99 delivered from Amazon I think its a bargain, its sure to increase in price very soon!

[sjconstable]

I won't mind double-dipping if they do end up releasing an extended Blu-ray since my money's going to the BFI

[antmumford]

There's a whole page ad for the upcoming DVD in the latest Empire Magazine, plus a bonus picture of a hottie (Sofia Boutella) doing standing up splits for good measure )

[Pete]

Mondo Digital review of the DVD:

The Devils

[Michael Brooke]

Originally Posted by The Limey

Interesting to see that the BFI have not long ago announced a release of another film from the Warner Vault and that is the 1980s Al Pacino saga - Revolution - and this IS getting a BD release. Kinda makes you wonder if the BFI will now be used as a vehicle for films that Warners are not so keen to be releasing themselves on BD?

Therefore, a change of heart from Warner to the BFI releasing the most complete version of The Devils at a later date on BD could well be on the cards frankly.

I really wouldn't hold your breath. Warners' attitude towards Revolution seems to be pretty ambivalent (which is presumably why they were happy for the BFI to handle it), but there's no doubt that they actively loathe The Devils at a corporate level.

Obviously, never say never - a decade ago conventional wisdom had it that the "rape of Christ" footage had been destroyed - but I certainly wouldn't place any bets on it happening. The mere fact that it's taken a full fifteen years since the introduction of the medium for it even to come out on DVD in a decent version (I certainly don't count the mangled non-anamorphic Spanish release!) is pretty revealing in itself.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Yeah it's ridiculous.

Perhaps the ROC scene will surface for the BD release....hint hint!