The Company of Wolves
Studio: (ITC) Incorporated Televisoin
Company
Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Angela Carter, Neil Jordan
Release date: September 21
1984(UK)
Staring: Sarah Patterson, Angela
Lansbury, David Warner, Tusse
Silberg, Stephen Rea, Georgia Slowe
Running Time: 95 minutes
Rated: R
Company
Director: Neil Jordan
Writer: Angela Carter, Neil Jordan
Release date: September 21
1984(UK)
Staring: Sarah Patterson, Angela
Lansbury, David Warner, Tusse
Silberg, Stephen Rea, Georgia Slowe
Running Time: 95 minutes
Rated: R
Back of the box:
On the surface, the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" seems nothing more
than a dark children's tale with an ending that exemplifies the proverbial
triumph of good versus evil. But Neil Jordan's retelling makes it a lush and
complicated mystery, with an adolescent girl, Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson),
encountering the first stirrings of womanhood and being preyed upon by
wolves. Co-stars Angela Lansbury, David Warner and Stephen Rea.
On the surface, the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" seems nothing more
than a dark children's tale with an ending that exemplifies the proverbial
triumph of good versus evil. But Neil Jordan's retelling makes it a lush and
complicated mystery, with an adolescent girl, Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson),
encountering the first stirrings of womanhood and being preyed upon by
wolves. Co-stars Angela Lansbury, David Warner and Stephen Rea.
The Bloody Truth:
The Company of Wolves is a series of short tales told from within an
artistic re-imagining of "Little Red Riding Hood." That story being in
fact some sort of fever dream of a modern day girl who is referenced
very infrequently though out the film.
The truth is The Company of Wolves can be a bit confusing and the
segmented story lines often feel only faintly pulled together. This
aside the many symbolic images and events in the film are able to
capture the imagination and in the end you are left with only your own
thoughts on the many fantastical moments Neil Jordard brings to the
screen
More dark fantasy than horror this film does sport some very
disturbing and frighting transformations.
Werewolf fans: The wolf is more a symbolic image than a true villain
in this picture and transformations while terrifying end in plain wolfs.
The Company of Wolves is a series of short tales told from within an
artistic re-imagining of "Little Red Riding Hood." That story being in
fact some sort of fever dream of a modern day girl who is referenced
very infrequently though out the film.
The truth is The Company of Wolves can be a bit confusing and the
segmented story lines often feel only faintly pulled together. This
aside the many symbolic images and events in the film are able to
capture the imagination and in the end you are left with only your own
thoughts on the many fantastical moments Neil Jordard brings to the
screen
More dark fantasy than horror this film does sport some very
disturbing and frighting transformations.
Werewolf fans: The wolf is more a symbolic image than a true villain
in this picture and transformations while terrifying end in plain wolfs.
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Restless spirits, unhappy demons
and cursed places await you
and cursed places await you
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And the rest..... 1 to 5
Acting - 3 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 3 Music - 3
Story - 3 Reality - 2
Acting - 3 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 3 Music - 3
Story - 3 Reality - 2
DVD
The Company of Wolves is an allegorical tale of burgeoning adolescent curiosity, lost loves and broken dreams. It waxes eloquent on
desire, temptation, placing your trust in the wrong people and of course revenge on those who betray you. It is also, believe it or not,
the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Grimm’s Fairytales are notorious for being darker and edgier than the happily ever after children they spawned in later years. Company
of Wolves tries very hard to follow in the footsteps of Grimm by saturating what was once a simple story of a girl on her way to
Grandmother’s house in wicked conspicuous sexual innuendo and posey stylized camera work. There are moments where this actually
works pretty well. The film builds itself around the premise that all men (excluding father figures of course) are wolves waiting in the
shadows to prey on innocent, young girls and use and abuse experienced women. “Never trust a man who’s eyebrows meet in the
middle” is the sage advice delivered to Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) by dear old granny (Angela Lansbury) who was herself the victim of
some nasty wolfish behavior back in the day. I must give the film credit for attempting to put a more grown up spin on a watered down
children’s classic. It’s a good idea and in parts it’s done fairly well. Unfortunately in this instance Neil Jordan could have benefited from
the phrase “less is more”. There are stories within stories and flashbacks within flashbacks and metaphors slapping you in the face left
and right until all sense of what should be a simple story is entirely lost. My Mr. Jordan, what big visions you have! All the better to
confuse me with no doubt.
desire, temptation, placing your trust in the wrong people and of course revenge on those who betray you. It is also, believe it or not,
the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Grimm’s Fairytales are notorious for being darker and edgier than the happily ever after children they spawned in later years. Company
of Wolves tries very hard to follow in the footsteps of Grimm by saturating what was once a simple story of a girl on her way to
Grandmother’s house in wicked conspicuous sexual innuendo and posey stylized camera work. There are moments where this actually
works pretty well. The film builds itself around the premise that all men (excluding father figures of course) are wolves waiting in the
shadows to prey on innocent, young girls and use and abuse experienced women. “Never trust a man who’s eyebrows meet in the
middle” is the sage advice delivered to Rosaleen (Sarah Patterson) by dear old granny (Angela Lansbury) who was herself the victim of
some nasty wolfish behavior back in the day. I must give the film credit for attempting to put a more grown up spin on a watered down
children’s classic. It’s a good idea and in parts it’s done fairly well. Unfortunately in this instance Neil Jordan could have benefited from
the phrase “less is more”. There are stories within stories and flashbacks within flashbacks and metaphors slapping you in the face left
and right until all sense of what should be a simple story is entirely lost. My Mr. Jordan, what big visions you have! All the better to
confuse me with no doubt.