Having previously stepped into the shower for his exhaustive study of Psycho's most famous scene with
78/52 (2017), and boarded the Nostromo for the far reaches of space in
Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019), acclaimed documentarian
Alexandre O. Philippe turns his attention to another landmark of genre cinema -
The Exorcist (1973) Framed around an epic six-day interview with director
William Friedkin,
Alexandre O. Philippe's expertly assembled analysis is not just an in-depth musing on one of the most influential and widely acclaimed horror movies of all time, but also an enlightening and intimate portrait of one man's creative process. Passionately discussing his influences, from [link=nm0003433) to Caravaggio, and interrogating the obsessions he has returned to throughout his filmmaking career,
William Friedkin makes for a riveting subject - reflective, insightful and often disarmingly candid.
—London Film Festival