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The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American supernatural horror legal drama film directed by Scott Derrickson, who co-wrote with Paul Harris Boardman. The cast includes Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott, Colm Feore, Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Beth Hurt, Henry Czerny, and Shohreh Aghdashloo. The film follows a self-proclaimed agnostic (Linney) who acts as defense counsel representing a parish priest…
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Emily Rose, a young student whom science deems mentally ill and religion deems possessed, dies during an exorcism. An atheist lawyer takes on the task of defending the priest who performed the exorcism, who is charged with negligent homicide. The film is partially based on a true story and, while it's a 2005 horror film, it also evolves into a courtroom drama that, in my opinion, manages to stand out from others in…More
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Catholicism has long been Hollywood's preferred form of Christianity. There are many reasons for that, and one, which became apparent after the success of *The Exorcist*, relates to Catholic teachings and iconography serving as good inspiration for countless horror films in the same vein, creating a subgenre that is uniquely its own. One of the more unusual examples of this phenomenon can be found in *The Exorcism o…More
Greetings friends of CineTV, I am once again joining another of your wonderful contests. This week corresponds to your favorite TRIAL / COURTROOM DRAMA movies!. Imagen editada en Power Point por @hylene74 Source Really, this genre was never one of my favorites, I remember that one of the first films I saw about trials was "A Matter of Honor", with Tom Cruise in the leading role, it premiered in the year 1992, but I…More
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is based on a true story about a girl who was believed to be possessed by six demons, who went through an exorcism by the Catholic Church and then died a few days later. sourceMore