• Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller
• Themes: Devil Worship, Demonic Possession
• Director: Janusz Kaminski
• Main Cast: Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, Sarah Wynter, Philip Baker Hall, John Hurt
• Release Year: 2000
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

A woman who has survived the touch of ultimate evil must now save one man from the same fate in order to protect the world in this supernatural thriller. Maya Larkin (Winona Ryder) is a devout Catholic who is said to have been possessed by a demon as a child; she now works with Father Lareaux (John Hurt) and John Townshend (Elias Koteas), fellow believers who perform exorcisms on troubled souls they believe are controlled by Satan. While performing an exorcism on a mass murderer, Henry Birdsong (John Diehl), Maya, and her cohorts come in contact with Peter Kelson (Ben Chaplin), a journalist and noted authority on the criminal mind who believes the notion of "evil with a capital E" is absurd. Peter is an agnostic despite being raised by a Catholic priest; his uncle, Father James (Philip Baker Hall), raised Peter after the death of his parents while he was still a child. During their failed exorcism, Birdsong tells Maya that Satan will return to Earth, inhabiting the body of a man in order to reclaim this world. As Maya attempts to unravel the code of who the devil's victim will be, she comes to the awful realization that the most likely candidate is Peter Kelson. Lost Souls marked the directorial debut of cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, whose camera credits include Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, and Jerry Maguire. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Winona Ryder - Maya Larkin
• Ben Chaplin - Peter Kelson
• Sarah Wynter - Claire Van Owen
• Philip Baker Hall - Father James
• John Hurt - Father Lareaux

Elias Koteas - John Townsend; Brian Reddy - Father Frank; John Beasley - Mike Smythe; John Diehl - Henry Birdson; Victor Slezak - Father Thomas; Brad Greenquist - George Viznik; W. Earl Brown - William Kelson; James Lancaster - Father Jeremy

Credit

Meg Ryan - Producer; Michael De Luca - Executive Producer; Pierce Gardner - Executive Producer; Pierce Gardner - Screen Story; Pierce Gardner - Screenwriter; Anne Goursaud - Editor; Janusz Kaminski - Director; Andrew Mondshein - Editor; Jill M. Ohanneson - Costume Designer; Nina R. Sadowsky - Producer; Garreth Stover - Production Designer; Kim Ornitz - Sound/Sound Designer; Christopher Cronyn - Co-producer; Mindy Marin - Casting; Nilo Otero - First Assistant Director; Chris Cornwell - Art Director; Cinesite - Animator; Cinesite - Animation Effects; Cinesite - Visual Effects; Larry Dias - Set Designer; Larry Dias - Set Decorator; Jason Weil - Set Designer; Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - Composer (Music Score); Mauro Fiore - Cinematographer; Jay Riddle - Visual Effects Supervisor; Donna Langley - Executive Producer; Sloane U'ren - Set Designer; Betsy Stahl - Executive Producer; Betsy Stahl - Screen Story; Conny Marinos - Set Designer; Carl Stansel - Set Designer

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