“The Exorcism of Emily Rose” stands out as one of the better modern exorcist movie efforts, in part because it blends traditional demonic scares with a conflict involving an agnostic lawyer (Laura Linney) defending an exorcist (Tom Wilkinson) charged with negligent homicide.
Like “The Exorcist,” “Emily Rose” drew from real events during its development. The script was inspired by the account of Anneliese Michel, a German-Catholic woman who died in 1976 after two priests attempted to perform an exorcism using psychotropic drugs.
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