Corrupt Cardinal Richelieu In “The Devils”
I find myself in vigorous agreement with blogger Jeffrey Wells today: ‘I’ve never forgotten a certain corruption metaphor that was visualized in Ken Russell‘s “The Devils” (’71). It was the sight of Christopher Logue‘s Cardinal Richelieu being wheeled around on a dolly so that he didn’t have to exert himself. That left an indelible impression, I’m afraid, and one result is that ever since I’ve regarded people who avoid walking for whatever reason as degenerate sloths…Or women in high heels who refuse to walk two or three blocks to a party or a premiere because it hurts their feet to walk any kind of distance.’
