{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ken Russell's The Devils","description":"The most controversial and censored movie of 1971 has finally been restored to its full glory \u2014 and it might just be the greatest Faust fable of all time. Vanessa Rengrave\u2019s Sister Jeanne is easily the best Mephistopheles ever put to screen, and Oliver Reed\u2019s Grandier is an operatic, literally mustache-twirling Faustus. In this episode, we\u2019re breaking out the Marlowe to do a full-bodied analysis of Ken Russell\u2019s The Devils through a Faustian lens. Topics include: offscreen contracts, implied terms, the effect that a hundred Mephistopheles have on one Faustus, Ken Russell\u2019s brutal interpretation of Faustus\u2019 final exclamation, the titular pluralism that defines this reading of Marlowe, and, more broadly, the unrivaled cultural staying power of the Faust mythology. LINKS:&amp;nbsp;Patreon,&amp;nbsp;YouTube,&amp;nbsp;Spotify,&amp;nbsp;Instagram,&amp;nbsp;Cam's Books Feedback &amp;amp; Theories:&amp;nbsp;secondbreakfastpod@gmail.com 00:00 The Faustian Lens 03:56 Many Mephistopheles 06:00 Offscreen Contract 10:06 Debating the Marriage 16:04 Dragged Down to Hell 17:07 Faustus\u2019 Final Line 20:06 The Mock Crucifixion&amp;nbsp; 21:21 Parade(s) of the Seven Deadly Sins 23:31 Looking for Lucifer 25:06 Sister Jeanne Analysis 28:16 Populist Plurality&amp;nbsp; 30:19 Slight of Hand Tragedy 31:36 Why Faustus Matters t33:16 Closing Thoughts ","author_name":"Second Breakfast with Cam &amp; Maggie","author_url":"http:\/\/secondbreakfastpod.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/43358679\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/207849629"}