A young girl’s burgeoning sexuality comes into conflict with her mother’s Christian fundamentalism; the latter of which is a cover for a lack of parental love. The daughter seems either to be possessed by the Devil or to be an epileptic.
This is a sensationally intense melodrama of family life that tries to come to grips with the sexual malaise of Western culture, following its various, failed sexual revolutions. As always, if the acting is good, then you do not need special effects – and Sandra HUELLER is the best SFX this film has. However, the movie is emotionally unfocused as to why the central character wants to become a Christian martyr. Like an anorexic, she seems afraid of the bodily changes of adolescence: She enthusiastically embraces her Christian heritage while simultaneously claiming to be possessed by a Devil demanding she renounce it.
A well made movie that simply lacks depth.
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