How accurate was the movie “the exorcism of Emily rose” to the real story?”
The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/courtroom drama film directed by Scott Derrickson. It is generally accepted that the film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel, which is stated at the end credits. However it bears little resemblance to the case of Anneliese Michel. It portrays a fictional, previously non-believing defense lawyer’s overwhelmingly private experiences, that lead her to sharing the defendants belief in spiritual warfare and a Christian God. The movie, which largely takes place in a courtroom, depicts the trial of Emily’s parish priest, who performed the exorcism, and who was accused by the state of negligent homicide. The movie, although mostly trial-based, shows flashbacks of the events leading up to Emily Rose’s exorcism, and ultimately, her death. Lawyer Erin Bruner (Laura Linney) takes on the church and the state when she fights in defense of a priest, Father Richard Moore (Tom Wilkinson) who performed an exorcism on a young woman, Emily Rose (J
he Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/courtroom drama film directed by Scott Derrickson. It is generally accepted that the film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel, which is stated at the end credits. However it bears little resemblance to the case of Anneliese Michel. It portrays a fictional, previously non-believing defense lawyer’s overwhelmingly private experiences, that lead her to sharing the defendants belief in spiritual warfare and a Christian God. The movie, which largely takes place in a courtroom, depicts the trial of Emily’s parish priest, who performed the exorcism, and who was accused by the state of negligent homicide. The movie, although mostly trial-based, shows flashbacks of the events leading up to Emily Rose’s exorcism, and ultimately, her death.
