THE COMPANY OF WOLVES

THE COMPANY OF WOLVES, 1984

UK | DCP, Color, 95’ | English
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Terence Stamp, Stephen Rea, Brian Glover, Angela Lansbury

A young girl dreams that she is in a fairytale forest. But this forest is not as it appears; girls are led astray by strange-looking men with heavy eyebrows and disappear at each full moon. And the young girl ends up falling in love with one of these men, putting her life into great danger. Hovering between reality and fantasy, “The Company of Wolves” is replete with gothic imagery and draws on a variety of characters ranging from werewolves to Little Red Riding Hood. Neil Jordan creates an otherworld that is intensely visual and rich in symbolism. The film, which is essentially a coming-of-age story, has an uncanny, hypnotic and nightmarish effect.