Exorcist II: The Heretic (Boorman, 1977): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 8.45pm
This 35mm presentation, also being screened on December 28th, is part of the Richard Burton season at BFI Southbank. Details here.
Chicago Reader review:
Everybody seems to hate this movie, and not without good reason. But
John Boorman’s 1977 follow-up to William Friedkin’s shocker is a much
more interesting film than the original, and Boorman deserves credit for
trying out some new ideas, even if most of them backfire. Visually,
it’s fascinating—sort of a blend of Minnellian baroque and Buñuelian
absurdity—but the dialogue is childish, the story is incomprehensible,
and the metaphysics are ridiculous. Still, an audacious failure is
preferable to a chickenhearted success. More than worth a look, if only
out of curiosity.
Dave Kehr
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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