The Devil

Why is every single woman in movie absolutely mental? No seriously what is Żuławski’s thing with portraying women as completely unhinged vessels of chaos? Possession and The Devil both feel like fever dreams dipped in hysteria. One minute I’m thinking, “This might be the most brilliant thing I’ve ever watched,” and the next I’m gagging, physically uncomfortable, hovering over the pause button wondering if I should just give up.
Despite all the disturbing and unnecessary nudity, I actually enjoyed The Devil more than Possession. There’s something inherently uncomfortable about how Żuławski frames female suffering. It’s not just unsettling it feels exploitative at times, like their bodies are being used as symbols for emotional chaos rather than actual characters with depth. It’s always the women who are exposed, physically and emotionally, while the men mostly get to scream, brood, or commit violence. Watching it is like being dragged through a spiritual breakdown in slow motion while someone whispers, “You don’t understand art.”

Safe to say I won’t be watching any more of Żuławski’s films. Even though I genuinely admire the artistic side of his work, there are aspects that I just can’t sit through again. This man’s cinema is simply not for me. But I do know I’ll be watching something light next. Possibly with no screaming women.

Why is every single woman in movie absolutely mental? No seriously what is Żuławski’s thing with portraying women as completely unhinged vessels of chaos? Possession and The Devil both feel like fever dreams dipped in hysteria. One minute I’m thinking, “This might be the most brilliant thing I’ve ever watched,” and the next I’m gagging, physically uncomfortable, hovering over the pause button wondering if I should just give up.
Despite all the disturbing and unnecessary nudity, I actually enjoyed The Devil more than Possession. There’s something inherently uncomfortable about how Żuławski frames female suffering. It’s not just unsettling it feels exploitative at times, like their bodies are being used as symbols for emotional chaos rather than actual characters with depth. It’s always the women who are exposed, physically and emotionally, while the men mostly get to scream, brood, or commit violence. Watching it is like being dragged through a spiritual breakdown in slow motion while someone whispers, “You don’t understand art.”

Safe to say I won’t be watching any more of Żuławski’s films. Even though I genuinely admire the artistic side of his work, there are aspects that I just can’t sit through again. This man’s cinema is simply not for me. But I do know I’ll be watching something light next. Possibly with no screaming women.

happy birthday to me 🖤

*before watching this film, I had only seen two of
Żuławski’s works («Possession» and «On the silver globe», both of which are in my top 20 favorite films of all time), and I think he is an absolutely unique director. usually, even if I like someone’s directorial style, I can still compare this director with someone and see the general details, but I really can’t compare him with anyone. the atmosphere he creates in his films and their visuals amaze me every time.*

Żuławski recreated an image of a destroyed world on the verge of an apocalypse, inhabited by insane people awaiting the coming of the devil. what interesting is how the film explores the changing personalities and behaviors of people in an environment that literally has no moral compass. characters are torn between good and evil, while neither matters anymore with the arrival of the devil.

it is like a fever dream. the story of the film itself is no less wonderful than its visuals, but it’s the way it is presented that makes you get into it. every frame is filled with darkness and anxiety. and the work with sound is excellent too. I just knew from the first second that it would be great. and I'll definitely rewatch this someday
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“this is the result, the essence of all morality, all laws. when you kill, you leave only a trail behind. thus yours is a work of purgation. purify. I give it to you. I give you possession of all sins around you”.**

happy birthday to me 🖤

*before watching this film, I had only seen two of
Żuławski’s works («Possession» and «On the silver globe», both of which are in my top 20 favorite films of all time), and I think he is an absolutely unique director. usually, even if I like someone’s directorial style, I can still compare this director with someone and see the general details, but I really can’t compare him with anyone. the atmosphere he creates in his films and their visuals amaze me every time.*

Żuławski recreated an image of a destroyed world on the verge of an apocalypse, inhabited by insane people awaiting the coming of the devil. what interesting is how the film explores the changing personalities and behaviors of people in an environment that literally has no moral compass. characters are torn between good and evil, while neither matters anymore with the arrival of the devil.

it is like a fever dream. the story of the film itself is no less wonderful than its visuals, but it’s the way it is presented that makes you get into it. every frame is filled with darkness and anxiety. and the work with sound is excellent too. I just knew from the first second that it would be great. and I'll definitely rewatch this someday
**
“this is the result, the essence of all morality, all laws. when you kill, you leave only a trail behind. thus yours is a work of purgation. purify. I give it to you. I give you possession of all sins around you”.**

Never before have i watched a movie twice in a row in a single sitting after the first watch left me unsatisfied, until now😈

Never before have i watched a movie twice in a row in a single sitting after the first watch left me unsatisfied, until now😈

This is a clear example of how Andrzej Żuławski’s films feel like dreams: disjointed sequences with no real order or logic, where the circumstances create that same unease you feel in nightmares. I love it

This is a clear example of how Andrzej Żuławski’s films feel like dreams: disjointed sequences with no real order or logic, where the circumstances create that same unease you feel in nightmares. I love it

"Is the world so ugly, or am I just sick?"

toprak bölünür, toplum bölünür, sen bölünürsün. incilde yakup kötülükten erdeme giderken senin hassaslığın dayanmaya yetmez. ahlakı yerersin, iyilikten arınırsın. günah seni korur yön gösterir, erdem seni pasifize eder. bireysel ahlak çürüyünce geriye yozlaşmadan başka bir şey bulamazsın.

"Is the world so ugly, or am I just sick?"

toprak bölünür, toplum bölünür, sen bölünürsün. incilde yakup kötülükten erdeme giderken senin hassaslığın dayanmaya yetmez. ahlakı yerersin, iyilikten arınırsın. günah seni korur yön gösterir, erdem seni pasifize eder. bireysel ahlak çürüyünce geriye yozlaşmadan başka bir şey bulamazsın.