The Ninth Gate: occult and tarot-like symbolism in the engravings by Aristide Torchia and Lucifer, plus wider meanings of the movie

Reblogged from David J Rodger ¦ Science Fiction & Dark Fantasy:

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The Ninth Gate: occult and tarot-like symbolism in the engravings by Aristide Torchia and Lucifer

Title page of The Nine Doors To the Kingdom of Shadows

The Ninth Gate is probably one of my favourite movies of all time, as is the official soundtrack.   A film by Roman Polanski, its stars Johnny Depp as the ambivalent  protagonist, Lucas Corso; and features an incredible performance by Frank Langella as the brazen, smug and sinister collector of all things diabolical – Boris Balkan – a wealthy man where money and morals are no obstacle to acquiring books that deal with the Devil.

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