After earning $4 million in theaters (so far), the Director Cup of Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 horror film The Devils has now returned home thanks to Warner Bros. Clockwork.
The label teases that the physical release of the NC-17 Director’s Cut of The Devils by Ken Russell will be up for grabs tomorrow, and they’re showing off the packaging today.
Additionally, early listings from Amazon let us know that there would be a Collector’s Edition version as well as a standard 4K UHD version of the film originally released in 1971.
While you wait for the pre-order links, check out the Collector’s Edition packaging below.
A digital version is also expected. Stay tuned for more information.
The special version is the definitive assembly of The Devilsand no other director the cut formally exists. This section was rebuilt in 2004 under the supervision of Ken Russell and the movies editor Michael Bradsellwith the collaboration of Marc Kermode And Paul Joyce. 4K restoration is complete using the original camera negative at WB Water Tower Color, with audio restoration made using original 35mm magnetic composite film at WB Sound.
Warner Bros. Watchmaking the release marks the first time Russell’s the defining masterpiece was made accessible to the public.
Based on Aldous HuxleyIt is 1952 non-fiction novel The Devils of Loudun and its 1961 stage adaptation, Ken Russell’s The Devils takes place in Loudun, in the 17th century, France.
Olivier Reed plays the role of Grandeur in the film, with the sex appeal that makes all the ladies swoon, including the hunchbacked Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave). Jeanne is exceptionally lustful for Grandeur, who grows on in angry jealousy when she learns of her relationship with the young And superb Madeleine (Gemma Jones). Cue accusations of demonic seduction, and hysteria and chaos ensue.
Joe Lipsett wrote in his 5-skull review for Bloody Disgusting, “This newly restored 4K is the defining version of the film; this is how it was meant to be seen – both technically and with its previously censored scenes restored. The result is one of cinema most controversial works, resplendent preserved in all its scandalous glory.“
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