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''The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' is a 2005 American courtroom drama horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and starring Laura Linney and Tom Wilkinson. The film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows a self-proclaimed agnostic who acts as defense counsel (Linney) representing a parish priest (Wilkinson), accused by the state of negligent homicide after he performed an exorcism. The film, which largely takes place in a courtroom, depicts the events leading up to and including the exorcism through flashbacks. ==Plot== After the death of a 19-year old girl named Emily Rose, the cause of which was self-inflicted wounds and malnutrition, a priest named Richard Moore is charged with negligent homicide. The archdiocese wishes for Father Moore to plead guilty, so that the incident can be covered up. A lawyer named Erin Bruner is hired to help Father Moore negotiate a plea deal, but Father Moore insists on pleading innocent. At the trial, the prosecutor Ethan Thomas asks for the expert opinion of two doctors, who agree that Ms Rose was not possessed by an invisible creature but rather had epilepsy. A few days later, she suffered from a seizure and was admitted to the hospital, during which the demons attacked again and infested her. During the next few weeks, she suffers from hallucinations where people's faces around her would turn into monstrous faces. Unable to eat as the demons will not allow it she becomes increasingly weak and weary, suffering from severe convulsions her body and mind start to break down. In response, her boyfriend brings her home to her family upon her father's request after finding her contorted and catatonic. Days follow where Emily attempting to fight back against the demons trys to sustain nourishment from eating bugs but it does not avail. While possessed she starts to damage the house, and cause mutilations to herself. All the while receiving assistance from Father Moore who then brings in Dr.Cartwright to monitor Emily's health. Father Moore receives permission from the bishop to do an exorcism, but it ends in failure after Emily breaks from her restraints, runs to the family barn, and starts to communicate in the language of Jesus and his deciphals. Before she faints, she reveals that she is possessed by the six demons that possessed Cain, Nero, Judas, Legion, Belial, and Lucifer.〔To clarify, the first four demons aren't given by name. Rather, the first one is denoted as a demon who possessed Cain, back when Cain was alive. The second one was a possessor of the Roman emperor Nero, and so on.〕 Later, according to a last letter she wrote, she was visited by the Virgin Mary, who explained that the demons will never leave. Emily then declines the Virgin Mary's offer of immediate death, and accepts her suggestion to suffer further so that the world can believe in demon existence. During the days of the trial, Ms Bruner runs into supernatural events such as suddenly waking up at 3 AM, seeing objects being moved, and smelling the fragrance of something burning, things which Father Moore and Emily had also encountered. Dr Cartwright, who should have been a key witness, dies in a car accident after being too afraid to testify. The jury remains skeptical but Ms Bruner manages to evoke some sympathy. In the end, they find Father Moore guilty,with time served meaning he is a free man. Father Moore goes onto live in seclusion stating he would not appeal as God will be the only one to judge him in the end. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Exorcism of Emily Rose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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