Horror ·Fantasy · United Kingdom · 1984 · 1h 35m

The Company of Wolves

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Director
Neil Jordan
Cast
Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen Angela Lansbury as Granny David Warner as Father Graham Crowden as Old Priest Brian Glover as Amorous Boy's Father Kathryn Pogson as Young Bride
Crew
Bryan Loftus — Director of Photography Rodney Holland — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer Neil Jordan — Screenplay Angela Carter — Screenplay Charles Perrault — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
dreamsgrandparent grandchild relationshipwolffairy talehalloweenlittle red riding hoodwerewolfirelandgrandmotherdark fairy taledark forestfairytale
Key Collaborators
Neil Jordan Director Bryan Loftus Director of Photography Rodney Holland Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer Neil Jordan Screenplay Angela Carter Screenplay Charles Perrault Writer Angela Carter Novel Stephen Woolley Producer Chris Brown Producer Anton Furst Production Design Elizabeth Waller Costume Design
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