Of course it put me in mind of Ken Russel's "The Devils", seen that flick 8 or 9 times.

Oliver Reeed is great as Grandier. I love it when his aristocratic teenaged lover tells him she's pregnant.

He just looks towards the camera and says... "so it ends" What a lovable rat bastard.
Hey I got the same whiskers now, he must have made an impression on me.