Leap Of Faith: William Friedkin On The Exorcist

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Synopsis

Documentary. Filmmaker William Friedkin discusses the making of his 1973 horror film 'The Exorcist', accompanied by clips of the films and art that influenced him.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, some in aggressive and sexual contexts; infrequent use of profanity, cursing, scatological slang; infrequent use of detailed sexual language in an aggressive context
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some involving sexual violence, all in the a documentary context – some blood and detail
• Infrequent portrayals of frightening scenes and nightmarish imagery in a documentary context – some detail
• Infrequent portrayals of smoking in a documentary context

Thematic elements

• Artistic expression
• Film history
• Faith, fate, and filmmaking

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language

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