Post by Kaz ~:~ on Dec 5, 2016 11:32:30 GMT -6
Directed by: Neil Jordan
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Plot Summary:
Granny's tale to Rosaleen — A young groom (Stephen Rea) is about to bed his new bride (Kathryn Pogson) when a "call of nature" summons him outside. He disappears and his bride is terrified to see wolves howling outside. A search the following day yields a wolf pawprint only. Years later, she remarries and has children, only to have her original husband finally return. Angered at her having had children with a new husband, the groom transforms into his werewolf form, but is slain when the new husband (Jim Carter) returns.
Granny's second tale to Rosaleen — A young man is walking through the enchanted forest when he encounters the Devil (Terence Stamp), anachronistically arriving in a Rolls-Royce chauffeured by the actress playing Rosaleen in a blonde wig. The Devil offers the boy a transformative potion, which he rubs onto his chest, causing hair to sprout rapidly. The boy is pleased, but shortly thereafter vines grow swiftly from the ground, twining around his legs and trapping him. He wails in protest and fear, his face distorting with his cries, anguished visage appearing in Rosaleen's bedroom mirror at the end of that dream sequence.
Rosaleen's story to her mother — A woman (Dawn Archibald) "done a terrible wrong" by a rich, young nobleman (Richard Morant) turns up visibly pregnant at his wedding party, where she magically transforms the groom, the bride and the guests into wolves. They flee into the forest, but the sorceress commands that the wolves "serenade" her and her child each night.
Rosaleen's story to the huntsman/wolf — A she-wolf from the world beneath arrives at a village. Despite meaning no harm, she is shot by a villager. She reveals herself in her human form (Danielle Dax) to an old priest (Graham Crowden), who bandages her wound. Ultimately she returns to her world through the village well.
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Cast:
Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen
Angela Lansbury as Granny
David Warner as Father
Tusse Silberg as Mother
Micha Bergese as Huntsman
Brian Glover as Amorous Boy's father
Graham Crowden as Old Priest
Kathryn Pogson as Young Bride
Stephen Rea as Young Groom
Georgia Slowe as Alice, Girl Killed by Wolves
Susan Porrett as Amorous Boy's mother
Shane Johnstone as Amorous Boy
Dawn Archibald as Witch Woman
Richard Morant as Wealthy Groom
