An interesting down to earth movie about how bi-polar disorder is understood back then and people thought that she was possessed as she did as well and understanding of those things back then could have saved her life and allowed her to live a full life. It doesn't take sides of poke fun of things, but rather just shows the facts of what was going on and the sad tragic results that led to her death and the million spawn off movies based upon this incident.

This film has really lingered with me, it's a haunting film about discovering one's self outside the social frameworks of family and religion. I connected with the characters and felt a level of fear & empathy I don't often feel in film today. Sandra Hüller gives a wonderful lead performance that displays a sense of restraint you don't often see in young actresses. Her performance along with great writing and solid photography make this film truly a hidden gem.

Absorbing and intense.

Based on the case of Anneliese Michel, a young German woman who was either possessed by evil spirits or else dreadfully ill. The Exorcism of Emily Rose is based on the same story, and no two films could be more different in their portrayal of the events and their psychological underpinnings. Needless to say, I felt that Requiem is the better film, by far. It focuses on the character of Anneliese as a real-life young woman, struggling to escape the stifling Catholic life she lives in a family where the mother gives no love and the father has difficulties letting his daughter lead her own life. A haunting portrayal of small-town morals and the challenges facing anyone who dares to make a step in the "real world". I'm not sure what scared me more, the ordeal that the girl has to go through or the Catholic priests who seize the opportunity to perform rites of exorcism.

An interesting down to earth movie about how bi-polar disorder is understood back then and people thought that she was possessed as she did as well and understanding of those things back then could have saved her life and allowed her to live a full life. It doesn't take sides of poke fun of things, but rather just shows the facts of what was going on and the sad tragic results that led to her death and the million spawn off movies based upon this incident.

An exorcism film without a spinning head... This is an excellent film, and a wonderful performance by the lead Sandra Huller. If you like exorcism films, Repulsion, Bergman's faith trilogy, descending into madness, and so on, you must see this one. Religion/family "values" can drive us mad...

This film has really lingered with me, it's a haunting film about discovering one's self outside the social frameworks of family and religion. I connected with the characters and felt a level of fear & empathy I don't often feel in film today. Sandra Hüller gives a wonderful lead performance that displays a sense of restraint you don't often see in young actresses. Her performance along with great writing and solid photography make this film truly a hidden gem.

Much better than The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, that's for sure. Requiem was a very well made film, with great and believable acting performances from the whole cast. The cinematography was exquisite and the story was not at all boring like most claim (probably the people who were expecting a horror movie instead of a logical explanation and insight into mental illness and those who put a supernatural label on it to say someone is possessed.) However the film is no where near perfect and never climaxes. There is a lot of good character development but the overall plot does not go very far. I wish they would have lengthened it out a bit and shown a larger portion of that period of her in life within the film especially the "exorcisms" and trial which would have certainly presented us with a climatic ending other than what we received. I rate it a 7/10.

Im confused. Is there a double meaning here of like the coming of age of a young girl and what being sheltered can do to a kid? Was this like another Dog Tooth but what happens when they finally break free?