The Devils (1971)The Devils (1971)

In seventeenth-century Loudun, Father Urbain Grandier is accused of witchcraft after Sister Jeanne’s obsession turns to hysteria.

In seventeenth-century France, Father Urbain Grandier, played by Oliver Reed, is a priest in Loudun. He is well liked, but also proud. The town’s independence is under pressure from central authority, and Grandier is regarded as an obstacle to that power. Sister Jeanne, played by Vanessa Redgrave, develops an obsessive, erotic fixation on him. When he rejects her, her longing turns into hysteria. She accuses Grandier of witchcraft. For his enemies, this is the chance they have been waiting for.

Story written by Evenitto from the film catalogue