The Exorcist (1973) - Official Trailer

Описание: The Exorcist (1973) - Cult Film Index Review

William Friedkin’s The Exorcist is the horror film that redefined terror for an entire generation, a demonic possession story so visceral, it turned ordinary living rooms into houses of dread. When a 12-year-old girl named Regan (played by Linda Blair) begins exhibiting grotesque, otherworldly behavior, her desperate mother, Chris (Ellen Burstyn), turns to two priests, the aging exorcist Max von Sydow (Father-Merrin) and the conflicted Father Karras (Jason Miller), to save her. As the Church confronts an embodiment of pure evil, the movie spirals into a hellish twilight where faith, fear, and faithlessness battle over a child’s soul. From the eerie score by Jack Nitzsche to the chilling cinematography by Owen Roizman, every detail is designed to unsettle. The violence isn’t slasher-style; it creeps in, distorts innocence, disturbs the sacred, and makes the audience complicit in witnessing the breakdown. Supporting actors like Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, and Jack MacGowran round out a cast that grounds the horror in human fear before unleashing chaos. The Exorcist didn’t invent horror, but it proved horror could break through taboos, shatter expectations, and become art.

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