The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
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Based on a true story, this film is both a riveting courtroom drama and a first class chiller. A Catholic Priest (Tom Wilkinson) is on trial for homicidal negligence after performing a failed exorcism on Emily Rose, devout college girl (Jennifer Carpenter) now dead from assorted wounds and malnutrition.
Laura Linney plays Erin Bruner, the priestÂ’s defense lawyer, and Campbell Scott plays the chief prosecutor, who argues persuasively that Emily was likely suffering from psychotic epilepsy and could have been saved with hospitalization and medicine. The demonic possession unfolds in a series of spine-tingling flashbacks and as it does so, the initially doubtful Erin is visited by evil forces and her own soul seems to be at stake. More than a criminal negligence case, the trial becomes about the importance of recognizing the limits of rationality and the possibility of a world beyond the visible.
In portraying the extent to which wildly different belief systems have splintered modern society this film couldnÂ’t be more relevant or timely. Linney and Campbell are first rate, as is to be expected, creating great depth for their characters even though the script grants them almost no personal lives; itÂ’s a very "stick to the facts" sort of tale. Each character lives a life of apparent near-isolation, which adds to the cumulative effect of unease. The house where Emily grows up is spookily oppressive, the scenes of possession are truly scary and a dark sense of foreboding may follow viewers long after the credits have rolled. Carpenter earns a place as a 21st century scream queen with her hair-raising, fearless performance; Mary Beth Hurt plays the judge. -
Genres: Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 54 min.
Release Date: 10 November 2005
Rating: TBA
Distributor: Screen Gems
Cast and Credits
Starring: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Jennifer Carpenter
Directed by: Scott Derrickson
Produced by: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Paul Harris Boardman -
i'm looking forward to this movie...
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me too!
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Beware if you are planning to watch this movie. Quite disturbing..........you may have nightmare at nite.
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who has watched it?? Is it nice?
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Me scare to watch becoz one of my christian frenz who watched told me this show very disturbing if u do not have a strong mind. Don't know how true.Originally posted by Churra:who has watched it?? Is it nice? -
I watched it already!
It's very nice, sets you thinking after the movie.
There are only a few scary scenes so don't be scared!
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I just heard a few good comments about this movie. They all say that it's worth watching and you will feel very good after watching it.
Now I am very tempted, though I'm timid (I get freaked out often by scary movies). -
Is it a true story?
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it's based on a true story, the girl was from Germany.Originally posted by KKK84:Is it a true story? -
watched this movie. kinda sad. the story development was soso. but overall the movie is worth catching.
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Just googled for the story. This is from www.cinematical.comOriginally posted by ^spidee^:it's based on a true story, the girl was from Germany.
This film is based on a true story.
It seems like an important thing for us to be aware of right off the bat, because very little in the film to follow resembles any kind of true life, at least as most of us know it.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is ostensibly based on the story of Anneliese Michel, a German college student who believed she was possessed by multiple demons, including Lucifer, Nero, Judas Iscariot, and Adolf Hitler. In 1975, several years after Michel had started suffering from extreme seizures and exhibiting generally unexplained behavior (compulsions to self-mutilate and publicly urinate; the ability to speak languages Michel had never learned), the Catholic church gave her priest permission to perform an exorcism. Various traditional Church rituals were performed at least once a week for ten months, until, in July of 1976, Michel died of starvation (she had claimed for months that the demons would not allow her to eat). AnnelieseÂ’s parents, and the priest who officiated MichelÂ’s exorcism, were brought to trial on charges of manslaughter, and sentenced to six months in prison. Michel's grave has since become an ad-hoc holy site for devout believers, even though the Church later issued a statement denying that Michel had ever been possessed......