QUESTIONING THE STORY OF ANNELIESE MICHEL
The interest in expelling demonic forces is high and growing.And when a movie like "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" hits the theaters, fascination increases; especially when the movie is being based on a true story.. 1.When did Anneliese begin to experience strange symptomps? In 1968, when she was 17 and still in high school, Anneliese began to suffer from convulsions. Soon, she started experiencing devilish hallucinations while praying. She also begin to hear voices, which told her that she was damned. In 1975, convinced that she was possessed, her parents gave up on the doctors from the psychiatric clinic. 2.Who first diagnosed Anneliese as being possessed? The first unnoficial diagnosis was made by an older woman who accompanied Anneliese on a pilgrimage. She noticed that Anneliese avoided walking past a particular image of Jesus, and that she refused to drink water from a holy spring. An exorcist from a nearby town examined Anneliese and concluded that she was demonically possessed. 3.Was the character of Father Moore based on a real person? Tom Wilkinson's character was more a combination of two real-life people, Father Arnold Renz and Pastor Ernst Alt. Both men were assigned by the Bishop to carry out "The Great Exorcism" of Anneliese Michel. 4.Did Anneliese's mother support the making of the film? No. Anneliese's mother did not support the making of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose". "I don't want to see the film and I don't know anything about it" Mrs. Michel said. 5.How many people were found guilty in Anneliese's death? In the 2005 film, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" only one of the characters, Father Richard Moore was found guilty. In the real-life case there were four defendants, not just one. They were Father Arnold Renz, Pastor Ernst Alt, and Anneliese's parents. 6.Was there a doctor present during the exorcisms as in the film? No. Around Easter time of the year that she died, Anneliese begin to refuse food and drink. No doctors were called. 7.Why did Anneliese refuse to eat? Because she believed that it would rid her of Satan's influence. 8.Had Anneliese been a deeply religious person? Yes. Anneliese and her three sisters were raised in a strict Catholic family. Her father Josef had considered training as a priest and three of her aunts were nuns. In college, she hung pictures of saints on her dorm room walls, kept a holy-water font near the door, and regularly prayed the Rosary. 9.Is it true that another movie is being made about the exorcism of Anneliese? Yes. A German language film called "Requiem" was released in 2006. It is much more a drama than a horror film, and it follows the real story of Anneliese Michel more closely.
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