Requiem

Name: Requiem
Genre: Drama
Released: October 20, 2006
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 82

2006

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REQUIEM

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IFC First Take | Release Date: October 20, 2006

Summary: Inspired by the same events that were previously dramatized in "The Exorcism of Emily Rose," this film portrays a first-year university student whose bout with epilepsy leads to a tragic exorcism.

Director: Hans-Christian Schmid

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 89 min

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28	#28 Best Movie of 2006

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Salon - Andrew O'Hehir

Requiem, the new film from German director Hans-Christian Schmid, is absolutely astonishing. See it if you possibly can. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman

Requiem is drawn from an incident that was also the basis for last year's demon-seed hit, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose." Read full review

Variety - Eddie Cockrell

Stunningly played story of faith vs. family. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas

In its subtlety, complexity and dexterity, Requiem is a notably original work. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt

While "Exorcism" focused on a murder-trial battle between the priest and a prosecutor, Schmid's film beautifully details the behavior, events and socio-religious pressures that lead to the decision to perform such an extreme ritual. Read full review

The New York Times - Jeannette Catsoulis

Requiem is a moving study of a tortured young woman more at peace with medieval ritual than with modern medicine. Read full review

Chicago Reader - Martin Rubin

The nonsensationalistic results are also somewhat ho-hum--and oddly less convincing than Friedkin's lurid mess, let alone the elegant satanism sagas of Tourneur and Polanski. Read full review

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JoshW

Nov 10, 2006

Caught this one at the Seattle International Film Festival and was blown away. Sandra Huller's subdued performance is wonderful. Not to mention the best use of Deep Purple in a film sountrack.

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maxs.

Oct 28, 2006

Brilliant actors, especially Sandra Hüller´s performance is incredible. GREAT movie !! very very intense !

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smijatov

Mar 21, 2012

"Requiem" is, by all accounts, a surprising film. Being about an exorcism experience, it is unusually subdued and controlled, which is quite refreshing. The film manages to be fully engaging and interesting, despite the fact that it's rather slow, and that very little happens in it in"Requiem" is, by all accounts, a surprising film. Being about an exorcism experience, it is unusually subdued and controlled, which is quite refreshing. The film manages to be fully engaging and interesting, despite the fact that it's rather slow, and that very little happens in it in actuality. The cinematography and production design are the most amazing aspects of the film for me. These technical tools provided the credibility for the film to be so effective and believable. It felt as if it had been actually filmed in the 1970s, not in 2006, which is always commendable. The performances were overall great, with a stellar lead by Sandra HÃ¼ller, as the tormented girl. More than anything, this is a psychological drama and it hits full force. No fancy visual effects, no gimmicks. Just plain emotion and storytelling manage to do what most films in the 'exorcism' genre fail to do. This is not a horror film for those who want to be easily scared. It is truly scary because it ultimately shows how subjective and perceptive the whole notion of possessions is. One day you may not believe in it, while the other day you just might think you are possessed yourself. Very good film! One of the best German films I've seen. 8/10… Expand

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