Project for another day:
A painstaking defense of the thesis that The Exorcist is an apologetic remake of The Passion of Joan of Arc. Everyone knows, of course, that La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc is one of the greatest horror films of all time. But few, including the director, have recognized the film for what it truly is: a penetrating study of demonic possession. The parallels might have been acknowledged earlier if Dreyer had not regrettably cut out Maria Falconetti's famous spiderwalk scene.
Still image from the hit video single, "Nothing Compares 2 the Flammability of U," written by Antonin and the Artauds for the soundtrack to La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. Dreyer specifically requested Artaud's band, being an ardent admirer of their innovative "Adult Contemporary of Cruelty."
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