Movie

The Demon

1964 · 100 min

A grim, slow-burning plunge into superstition and cruelty, hard to shake and harder to enjoy.

Tagline: A night she wakes up bound to the bed and with the bleeding body. The revenge of the devil will not delay!
Overview: Purif is distraught when her lover is betrothed to another. When she summons the old ways to curse him, her erratic behavior is interpreted as demonic possession, and the villagers turn against her with physical and sexual violence.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, isolation, faith, violence
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
isolation
faith
violence
sexuality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong