The Devil's Bath
Directed by Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
In 1750 Austria, a deeply religious woman named Agnes has just married her beloved, but her mind and heart soon grow heavy as her life becomes a long list of chores and expectations. Day after day, she is increasingly trapped in a murky and lonely path leading to evil thoughts, until the possibility of committing a shocking act of violence seems like the only way out of her inner prison. Giving a voice to the invisible and unheard women of the rural past, THE DEVIL’S BATH is based on historical court records about a shocking, hitherto unexplored chapter of European history.
From the directors of Goodnight Mommy, comes a chilling psychological descent into the rural past.
Cast: Anja Plaschg, David Scheid, Maria Hofstätter, Natalija Baranova, Camilla Schielin, Lorenz Tröbinger, Claudia Martini, Agnes Lampl, Lukas Walcher, Reinhold Felsinger, Elias Schützenhofer
Member Reviews
Worth watching for the lead actors performance alone, she is excellent. Cerebral and thoughtful with excellent cinematography and final musical piece at confession that will move you. Sincerely recommended.
Incredibly bleak, very slow burn "human" horror following a womans decent into despair after being married off in 1750 Austria. Very well put together in all areas. Will be checking out any other offering from those involved. As I'm writing this I realise it was recommended to me by the reviewer beneath me and that is hilarious. Hi!
A slow descent into madness and religion is always leading the way.
I really liked it! Wasn’t my favorite film by any means, but definitely worth a watch if you’re into this kind of film. If you don’t have patience for a slower and an understated story with a very realistic and down to earth tone, this one may not be for you. Also, please be forewarned that there is real animal slaughter depicted in the film, so if you’re bothered by that, please avoid!! I appreciate the beautiful cinematography, the sound design, the acting, and the special effects. It’s a very disturbing look at what life looked like for mentally ill women in the Middle Ages. Could have been shortened though if I’m honest. The run time was a little excessive.
'the devil's bath' is a term for depression. In a demon haunted world, where religion lables all women the cause of the curse of God on mankind; post-partum depression is labled witchcraft, and suicide a sin; perhaps the only logical escape option is for the local zealots to kill you as a murderer of a baby. If you liked this I'd recommend the recent documentary 'Witches' and the far better film, 'Girl with a Needle'. The horror lies in the normative christian society it portrays. . a theocratic nightmare where women are property only, mere slaves to their family name. To rebel, as a woman is to be labelled a witch or hysterical or mad. Far too subtle a horror film for the average 'horror' incel. . obviously. A film unffor this piss poor horror trash channel