This is an interesting film. While it's not terribly frightening, the film's juxtaposition of court room drama, and the exorcism scenes are intriguing. I found it to be less of your stereotypical demonic possession movie (ie: The Exorcist), and more of a film that leaves you pondering the possibilities and questioning our more modern perspectives and scientific rationales for things that sometimes can't be adequately explained through these means. The fact that it's based on the reported possession of Anneliese Michel (circa 1970, Germany) does make the film more unnerving. The actor's performances, while not exceptional, are at least engaging. The special effects are rather limited, but well done. All in all, It's a film that 's certainly worth watching.
Laura Linney .... Erin Bruner
Tom Wilkinson .... Father Moore
Campbell Scott .... Ethan Thomas
Jennifer Carpenter .... Emily Rose
Colm Feore .... Karl Gunderson
Joshua Close .... Jason
Kenneth Welsh .... Dr. Mueller (as Ken Welsh)
Duncan Fraser .... Dr. Cartwright
JR Bourne .... Ray
Mary Beth Hurt .... Judge Brewster
Henry Czerny .... Dr. Briggs
Shohreh Aghdashloo .... Dr. Adani
Steve Archer .... Guy in Bar
Arlene Belcastro .... Praying Woman #2
David Berner .... Karl's Corny #1
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2006-10-07 23:28:47
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answered by Anonymous
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Laura Linney.... Erin Bruner
Tom Wilkinson.... Father Moore
Campbell Scott.... Ethan Thomas
Jennifer Carpenter.... Emily Rose
Colm Feore.... Karl Gunderson
Joshua Close.... Jason
Kenneth Welsh .... Dr. Mueller (as Ken Welsh)
Duncan Fraser.... Dr. Cartwright
JR Bourne.... Ray
Mary Beth Hurt.... Judge Brewster
Henry Czerny.... Dr. Briggs
Shohreh Aghdashloo.... Dr. Adani
Steve Archer.... Guy in Bar
Arlene Belcastro.... Praying Woman #2
David Berner.... Karl's Corny #1
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is ostensibly based on the story of Anneliese Michel, a German college student who believed she was possessed by multiple demons, including Lucifer, Nero, Judas Iscariot, and Adolf Hitler. In 1975, several years after Michel had started suffering from extreme seizures and exhibiting generally unexplained behavior (compulsions to self-mutilate and publicly urinate; the ability to speak languages Michel had never learned), the Catholic church gave her priest permission to perform an exorcism. Various traditional Church rituals were performed at least once a week for ten months, until, in July of 1976, Michel died of starvation (she had claimed for months that the demons would not allow her to eat). Anneliese’s parents, and the priest who officiated Michel’s exorcism, were brought to trial on charges of manslaughter, and sentenced to six months in prison. Michel's grave has since become an ad-hoc holy site for devout believers, even though the Church later issued a statement denying that Michel had ever been possessed.
2006-10-10 12:49:23
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answered by ^crash_&_burn^ 3
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose, about a lawyer (Laura Linney) who takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest (Tom Wilkinson) who perfomed an exorcism on a young girl (Jennifer Carpenter), which resulted in her death. Based on the real life exorcism performed on Anneliese Michel.
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2006-10-08 05:48:33
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answered by Anonymous
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I'm afraid that, even though I've seen the film, I don't remember very much about the characters or their names. It would be easier to hire the movie and watch the end credits.
2006-10-08 05:47:51
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answered by Anonymous
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There is a revolutionary invention called search engines..how about giving that a shot?
2006-10-08 05:36:26
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answered by foofoo 3
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try searching the web if your that desperate to find out
2006-10-08 05:30:05
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answered by tacho 4
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Try watchin' the film, it ain't that scary.
2006-10-08 05:38:07
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answered by stress-'ead 3
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KAYAPAN KO
2006-10-08 05:34:40
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answered by romainadrian 2
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