Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist (2019)

In 1973, the horror classic "the Archmage" was born, which is not only the first horror film in film history to be nominated for the Academy Awards, but also regarded as the standard of evil spirit horror films ever since. Who would have thought that the photographer of the Archmage would come from the guerrillas of the Cuban revolutionary Castro? Who can see that the terrorist element behind the exorcism is to learn from "2001: space Odyssey", "Psycho" and "Big Nation"? Who would have guessed that the key inspiration for such a thrilling and frightening image was born in a Zen Kyoto garden? After years of studying the history of horror types and being famous for his film analysis documentaries, Alysander O'Phillips, after zombies, aliens, and Hitchcock, once again challenged the deconstruction of classics and boldly invaded the inner chamber of William Freddie, the famous director of the Gold Medal. Try to explore the intimidating secret of the Archmage. From the mysterious prelude to the final shock, the two spent several days delving into the shooting process and philosophical purpose of this classic, from thinking about the proposition, visual motif, to the actor's suffering performance instruction. a complete exploration of the root causes of the fear elements of this film history classic, staged a comprehensive confrontation like the Dialogue between Hitchcock and Chufu.