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The Company of Wolves

"The Desire...The Fantasy...The Nightmare."

1984-09-21 Horror 1hr 35m

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?

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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?

  • Released
    1984-09-21
  • Revenue
    $4,389,334
  • Budget
    $2,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 35m
  • Genre
    Horror, Fantasy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.6
  • Production
    Palace Pictures, ITC Entertainment, The Cannon Group, Film4 Productions

Crew

Neil Jordan
Director
Angela Carter
Novel
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Keywords:
dreams grandparent grandchild relationship wolf fairy tale halloween little red riding hood werewolf ireland grandmother dark fairy tale dark forest fairytale

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Cast

Sarah Patterson

Sarah Patterson
Rosaleen
Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury
Granny
David Warner

David Warner
Father
Graham Crowden

Graham Crowden
Old Priest
Brian Glover

Brian Glover
Amorous Boy's Father
Kathryn Pogson

Kathryn Pogson
Young Bride
Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea
Young Groom
Tusse Silberg

Tusse Silberg
Mother
Micha Bergese

Micha Bergese
Hunstman
Georgia Slowe

Georgia Slowe
Alice
Susan Porrett

Susan Porrett
Amorous Boy's Mother
Shane Johnstone

Shane Johnstone
Amorous Boy
Dawn Archibald

Dawn Archibald
Witch Woman
Richard Morant

Richard Morant
Wealthy Groom
Danielle Dax

Danielle Dax
Wolfgirl
Vincent McClaren

Vincent McClaren
Devil Boy
Ruby Buchanan

Ruby Buchanan
Dowager
Jimmy Gardner

Jimmy Gardner
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Roy Evans

Roy Evans
Eyepatch
Edward Marksen

Edward Marksen
Lame Fiddler
Jim Brown

Jim Brown
Blind Fiddler
Jim Carter

Jim Carter
Second Husband (uncredited)
Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp
The Devil (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Company of Wolves
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A Review by GenerationofSwine 1

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

This film is pretentious. Wizard of Oz meets a horror movie to discuss the s(REDACTED)xuality of a (REDACTED FOR ARBITRARY REASONS!!!!)ag... read more

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.

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-07-24

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 v... read more

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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A Review by GenerationofSwine

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 intelligen...

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A Review by GenerationofSwine 1

Written by GenerationofSwine on 2023-01-12

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 ...

read more
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-07-24

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 happ...

read more