Movie

Don't Deliver Us from Evil

1971 · 102 min

A slow, unsettling descent into adolescent obsession and evil, beautiful and disturbing, leaving a lingering chill.

Tagline: A film that goes where no other has dared.
Overview: Anne and Lore, neighbors and best friends, barely into their teens, board at a convent school where they have taken a vow to sin and to serve Satan. Anne keeps a secret diary, they read a salacious novel, they get a classmate in trouble, they spy on the nuns, they set aside their communion wafers; they make a pact of devotion.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, coming-of-age, faith
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
coming-of-age
faith
morality
Places: countryside
single country house
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong