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The Company of Wolves
(1984),
Director: Neil Jordan, rated R for horror violence
The
desire... the fantasy... the nightmare
  Starring:
Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Graham Crowden,
Brian Glover, Kathryn Pogson, Stephen Rea, Tusse Silberg, Micha
Bergese
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"Never stray from the
path, never eat a windfall apple, and never trust a man
whose
eyebrows meet in the middle." -
Granny
Why watch this? It
is a re-envisioning of Little Red
Riding Hood, as a werewolf story.
Plot Summary: A
young girl has unsettling dreams where she inhabits a fairytale
forest haunted by wolves and werewolves. Throughout her dream,
she hears cautionary tales from her grandmother warning her
about the dangers of the woods and men. As she navigates this
dreamscape, she encounters a charming huntsman, and the
boundaries between dream and reality, between human and wolf,
begin to blur.
Dad's Preview:
This surreal horror movie is essentially the Red Riding Hood children's fable
morphed into an oddly sensual nightmare. Perhaps this eludes to
the reason that children's classic stories have endured -
there's a few adult-themed subplots sprinkled within. I mean, as
adults, is it more fun to be naughty or nice? What's the
flip-side of fear? Excitement. Why is grandma's snout so long
and hairy? Wait a minute. Anyway, this film has some truly scary
moments, and the dream sequences, wow, things
do get a little too wolfish.
Palace Pictures;
ITC Entertainment |
