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THE COMPANY OF WOLVES

1984 • GB HMDB
September 21, 1984

An adaptation of Angela Carter's fairy tales. Young Rosaleen dreams of a village in the dark woods, where Granny tells her cautionary tales in which innocent maidens are tempted by wolves who are hairy on the inside. As Rosaleen grows into womanhood, will the wolves come for her too?

Directors

Neil Jordan Neil Jordan

Cast

Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen

Sarah Patterson

Rosaleen

 Angela Lansbury as Granny

Angela Lansbury

Granny

 David Warner as Father

David Warner

Father

 Graham Crowden as Old Priest

Graham Crowden

Old Priest

 Brian Glover as Amorous Boy's Father

Brian Glover

Amorous Boy's Father

 Kathryn Pogson as Young Bride

Kathryn Pogson

Young Bride

 Stephen Rea as Young Groom

Stephen Rea

Young Groom

 Tusse Silberg as Mother

Tusse Silberg

Mother

 Micha Bergese as Hunstman

Micha Bergese

Hunstman

 Georgia Slowe as Alice

Georgia Slowe

Alice

 Susan Porrett as Amorous Boy's Mother

Susan Porrett

Amorous Boy's Mother

Shane Johnstone

Amorous Boy

 Dawn Archibald as Witch Woman

Dawn Archibald

Witch Woman

 Richard Morant as Wealthy Groom

Richard Morant

Wealthy Groom

Danielle Dax

Wolfgirl

Vincent McClaren

Devil Boy

Ruby Buchanan

Dowager

 Jimmy Gardner as Ancient

Jimmy Gardner

Ancient

Roy Evans

Eyepatch

Edward Marksen

Lame Fiddler
Fantasy Horror
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Crew
Production: Stephen Woolley (Producer) — Nik Powell (Executive Producer) — Chris Brown (Producer)
Screenplay: Neil Jordan (Screenplay) — Angela Carter (Screenplay) — Charles Perrault (Writer)
Music: George Fenton (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Bryan Loftus (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini •
A teenager with family problems has a dream that leads him to relive the fairy tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" as the protagonist, with a wolf, or rather werewolves thirsty for blood... "The Company of Wolves", awarded at its release by English critics for best direction, is a provocative and surreal fairy tale, a story in which the protagonist, through the knowledge of the world of wolves, learns to know that of men. Inspired by the novel "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter - but also, or perhaps above all, by the fairy tale of "Little Red Riding Hood" - Jordan's film is rather discontinuous (useless and rather tedious most of the central sequences), but offers some moments of suggestive fantastic and dreamlike intensity. Excellent special effects and makeup, diligent, precise and effective as always the performance of Angela Lansbury in the role of the old granny. Recommended.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (2)

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1 /10

This film is pretentious.

Wizard of Oz meets a horror movie to discuss the s(REDACTED)xuality of a (REDACTED FOR ARBITRARY REASONS!!!!)aged girl. This is a pretentious art house movie and one that thinks that it is vastly more intelligent than it really is.

It wants to retell the Little Red Riding hood story in a semi-erotic way, but never actually achieves it.

But, at least it's pretty.

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7 /10

There's a lot of "Little Red Riding Hood" to this Neil Jordan fantasy about the young "Rosaleen" (Sarah Patterson). This woman is prone to vivid dreams set many centuries earlier, where she lives happily with her parents (and without her dull as ditchwater sister) and where she is regular regaled with portentous stories by her grandmother (Angela Lansbury). It's in one such dream, and whilst walking through the woods to visit her elderly relative that she encounters a handsome and enigmatic young man who wants to bet who will reach the old woman's house first! She is intrigued, but is she prepared for the true identity of her admirer? Though the story is a bit staccato at times, but this is still a rich and vividly constructed adaptation of a story that mixes romance, fable and a soupçon of horror cleverly and entertainingly - whilst subtly presenting an undercurrent of emerging sexuality. Sure, some of the effects are not what they might be and the stylised presentation doesn't always work, but the storytelling of "Granny" and some of her warnings about the path, the fruit and about a chap whose eyebrows meet in the middle are engagingly delivered by an on form, and ideally cast Lansbury. A solid supporting cast and a rich score from George Fenton make for quite an enjoyable and creative interpretation of a well trodden story, and I quite enjoyed watching it.

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