‘Ken Russell’s The Devils’: How The Director’s Cut Of A Controversial 1971 Classic Became The Coolest Film At This Year’s Cannes Film Festival

When the ticketing system opened for booking at 8am, four days before its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Ken Russell’s The Devils sold out all 452 seats at the Salle Buñuel in under 60 seconds — 55 years after it was first released. Except, the truth is, Russell’s film, an adaptation of […]

By Damon Wise