The Company of Wolves (1984)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.6/10   

Director:

Neil Jordan

Escritores:

Angela Carter (story)
Neil Jordan (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

19 abril 1985 (USA)

Género:

Horror | Fantasía

Frase comercial:

Where fairy stories meet horror stories [Australia Theatrical]

Plot:

A bag full of symbolic folklore about werewolves, or, rather, their sexual connotation. Granny tells her granddaughter Rosaleen strange...

Plot Keywords:

Folklore | Grandmother | Sexuality | Woods | Storytelling

Premios:

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 10 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A movie that is far more than meets the eye.

Reparto

Sarah Patterson	...	Rosaleen
Angela Lansbury	...	Granny
David Warner	...	Father
Tusse Silberg	...	Mother
Micha Bergese	...	Huntsman
Brian Glover	...	Amorous Boy's father
Graham Crowden	...	Old Priest
Kathryn Pogson	...	Young Bride
Stephen Rea	...	Young Groom
Georgia Slowe	...	Alice, Girl Killed by Wolves
Susan Porrett	...	Amorous Boy's mother
Shane Johnstone	...	Amorous Boy
Dawn Archibald	...	Witch Woman
Richard Morant	...	Wealthy Groom
Danielle Dax	...	Wolfgirl

También conocida como:

En compañía de lobos (Spain) [es]

Duración:

95 min

País:

UK

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.66 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Compañía:

Incorporated Television Company (ITC)

Trivialidades:

Due to both budgetary constraints and fears about safety, most of the 'wolves' in the film are actually Belgian Shepherd Dogs whose fur has been dyed. For some of the close-up shots of Rosaleen ('Sarah Patterson') interacting with the wolf towards the end of the film, a real wolf was used. During the entirety of the production, only two real wolves were used.

Citas:

Rosaleen: [a lock of hair singes in the fireplace] Is that all you left of her? Your kind can't stomach hair, can you? Even if the worst wolves are hairy on the inside.

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "SexTV: Fairy Tales/Karin Rosenthal/Tart Cards (#6.2)" (2003)

A movie that is far more than meets the eye.

This movie is a commentary on the passage from innocence to adulthood and the life we throw away as we make that transition. It is series of dream sequences that cover the many ways a man becomes a werewolf while the primary story line is moody reworking of the Little Red Riding Hood tale. The movie itself is very complex and not for those looking for a straight horror movie or a fantasy love story. It puts forth the premise that childhood must end, and we must all in time give in to the animal within. The ending is one that comes as a surprise and a shock to most viewers. The transformation scenes are some of the most incredible in the history of werewolf movies. Those who view this movie will either walk away confused or find themselves changed in some subtle way. It tends to be a bit hard to find in the video stores, but it is more than worth the trouble of searching.