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
Really good movie and very interesting! Learned a lot, based on a true story!
The main character gets more and more bored and depressed; the movie, however, was also so boring and depressing that I felt its only purpose was to make me feel equally as boring and depressed — a true immersive experience?
The Devil's Bath is the Turin Horse of Shudder, although its doomed conclusion is more political and anti-clerical (in good ways) than the apocalyptic end of the latter film. Anja Plaschg, David Scheid, and Maria Hofstätter are all top rate. Plaschg's work on the soundtrack with period folk instruments is outstanding, especially on top of acting in the lead role. If you don't know her more experimental/electronic music as Soap&Skin you should check it out, starting with "Me and the Devil", appropriately enough!
Absolutely incredible film
Excellent good story interesting different