(Thanks to felecofcornwall, a reader of the SearchIndia.com blog, for recommending The Exorcism of Emily Rose.)
With bulging eyes and dropping jaws we watched The Exorcism of Emily Rose (directed by Scott Derrickson & starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson and Jennifer Carpenter) on our television set this morning.
A work of extraordinary beauty, The Exorcism of Emily Rose is the beautifully crafted tale of a 19-year-old young girl Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) who falls victim to demonic dark forces that take over her body (or maybe suffering from epilepsy), the exorcism done to drive out the demons, her suffering, eventual death and the trial of her priest Father Richard Moore (Tom Wilkinson).
The movie is an enticing amalgam of fine photography, solid screenplay, powerful dialogs, superb acting and deft direction, in short everything that our pathetic Bollywood or Kollywood isn’t.
Based on a true story, Emily Rose speaks to us – and the jurors, of course – from the grave through the voice of Father Moore, who is on trial for negligent homicide in the young woman’s death:
In the end, good will triumph over evil.
The realm of the spirit is real.
Through my experience, people will know that demons are real.
People say that God is dead.
But how can they think that if I show them the devil.
Besides the powerful story and screenplay, the highlights of The Exorcism of Emily Rose are fine performances by the trio of Laura Linney (who plays Father Moore’s lawyer Erin Bruner), Tom Wilkinson and Jennifer Carpenter.
Of the three, it was Tom Wilkinson who impressed us the most as the Continue reading »
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