The Devil and Father Amorth

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The Devil and Father Amorth
File:The Devil and Father Amorth.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by William Friedkin
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Starring Gabriele Amorth
Narrated by William Friedkin
Music by Christopher Rouse
Edited by Gary Leva
Production
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Distributed by The Orchard
Release dates
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  • August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31) (Venice)
  • April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) (United States)
Running time
 68 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $20,449[1]

The Devil and Father Amorth is a 2017 American documentary film directed by William Friedkin showing the ninth exorcism of an Italian woman in the village of Venafro[2] referred to as "Cristina", this time performed by Father Gabriele Amorth.

Cast

Production

Mark Kermode, a British film critic and long-time admirer of Friedkin, was invited to assist in writing narration.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 31, 2017.[4] It had a wide release in the United States on April 20, 2018.[5]

Reception

Despite the Director's claims of having not altered any footage https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2018/10/is-the-demon-voice-in-the-devil-and-father-amorth-real/ Subsequent investigations have show the audio recording of the "possessed" was manipulated with sound effects. Vanity Fair published recordings that show the difference between the original audio and the faked audio used in the film https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/devil-and-father-amorth-witnessing-the-vatican-exorcist-at-work .

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 44% based on 39 reviews, with an average rating of 4.88/10.[6] The website's critical consensus reads, "The Devil and Father Amorth sets out to interrogate age-old questions of faith, but fails to find enough compelling answers -- or reasons for viewers to watch."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]

Robbie Collin of The Telegraph wrote that the film "feels amateurish and arguably also exploitative [...] although perhaps that lends it credibility: in this context, too much polish would almost certainly be cause for suspicion."[8] Owen Gleiberman of Variety called the film "a rather tawdry charade."[9]

References

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External links

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