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
A slow burn reminiscent of Midsommar and The Witch. I enjoyed the dark history and folklore elements as well. Love the soundtrack.
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.
Weird ,slow ,couple of WTF moments but quite boring
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.