Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

“Films are about the mystery of fate or the mystery of faith” according to William Friedkin, whose legendary magnum opus The Exorcist obviously falls into the second category. A confessional journey into the mind of a cinema master, whose volatility and energy inundate the screen as he shares generously his most inner thoughts and divulges a series of quirks and complications that added up to his masterpiece’s legacy. A punkish documentary that gives carte blanche to a gifted storyteller to playfully enhance the lurid myth of a film that has triggered off vertiginous leaps of faith for almost half a century now.