Daily Dialogue — February 15, 2017
“Let us think of the pain Christ suffered when they nailed him to the cross. Left him to hang there until he was dead. Think of his most…
“Let us think of the pain Christ suffered when they nailed him to the cross. Left him to hang there until he was dead. Think of his most beautiful body. Torn by the nails. The blood oozing over his hands which twitched with every hammer blow.”
— The Devils (1971), screenplay by Ken Russell, based on the play by John Whiting, novel by Aldous Huxley
The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Period Piece, suggested by @etom212.
Trivia: The film not only was banned in Italy but the government of that country threatened the actors Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed to condemn them to three years in prison if they stepped on their territory.
Dialogue On Dialogue: When we think ‘period piece’, I’m guessing most of us default to the Drama genre. However a period piece can be any genre, witness the 1971 horror film The Devils. The dialogue not only had to feel authentic to the era, but also pass a theological test.