Company of Wolves, The (1984)

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Synopsis
"The tangled forest is misty with mystery, the thatched cottages are cute and quaint, and the dashing rogues are devious charmers, but this revision of "Little Red Riding Hood" is not your usual fairy tale. In the troubled dreams of an adolescent girl in the hormonal rush of puberty, it becomes a veritable werewolf story with lush storybook imagery, gothic horror flourishes, and decidedly sexual implications. Director Neil Jordan, who collaborated with author Angela Carter in this 1985 adaptation of her story, applies a knowing intelligence to the bittersweet tale. The often startling transformation effects may appear primitive compared to modern movies, but the delight is in the dark imagination, dense textures, and fantastical wonders of this dream world. Angela Lansbury is the story-spinning granny and David Warner the understanding woodsman father, and watch for a devilish cameo by a sinister and seductive Terence Stamp."

IMDb

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eD2K: The Company Of Wolves (1984) XviD.avi
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Language: English
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Thanks to good sources it was a very fast download

Chucky · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 1:08 pm **Post subject:**

Haven't heard much about this one,
but the cover seems interesting enough.
Will give it a go

John_Doe · **Posted:** Sun Nov 30, 2003 4:39 pm **Post subject:**

I liked it, so did the girl I watched it with. More of a fantasy 'fairy-tale' film than horror though. The forest is beautifully made. Looks perfectly dreamy, but still not fake.

lescarphe · **Posted:** Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:44 am **Post subject:**

really beautifull gothic film!
a must see for all lovers of dreamlike movie...
too bad that the dvd version is so poor : not enhanced for widescreen tv, no bonus... hoping for a real special edition of this one!

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:05 pm **Post subject:**

I already got a 2cd rip of this so wont be grabbin this 1 but for any1 who likes werewolf/fantasy films should check it out

Avanze · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:19 pm **Post subject:**

Is there scenes missing from this?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:26 pm **Post subject:**

How do you mean? I think thid is from a US DVD release.

There's a new DVD out of this in the uk soon, a new widescreen print complete with director's commentry.

Avanze · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:38 pm **Post subject:**

I seem to remember a nude scene in the beginning?

arkhane · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:22 pm **Post subject:**

you sure ? no nude scene on the relatively new french dvd, nor on the 2 other rips of this i got...
i think this 1cd rip is from the swedish dvd (i asked the releaser on fh when he posted it)

aren't you talking about the female werewolf at the end ? she sure is beautiful !

which reminds me that a few years ago, when no subs where availbale, i made english and french subs for this movie from scratch
one of the reasons of my obsession with this movie was the presence of that female werewolf, played by danielle dax, a famous 80s goth chick

here are a few photos of her i gathered on the net at that time

is she hot or is she hot !?
btw, if someone can tell me where that last photo comes from (LP insert ?), i would be one happy man !

antropomorphic · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:22 pm **Post subject:**

it's Danielle Dax,I still have some old LP's somewhere.The pic rings a bell...
will have a look at them,but can't promise anything since I don't have all of her stuff

arkhane · **Posted:** Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:45 pm **Post subject:**

yep, i knew it was danielle dax, that's how i found the picture...
would be great if you could find where that photo is from !
just emailed a danielle dax fan page webmaster that has the photo on his site, he might know...
from the title of the picture, i guess it could be from "the dark adapted eye" or "pop eyes" album leaflet

arkhane · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:30 am **Post subject:**

got two different answers :

Quote:

I'm pretty sure it part of the CD booklet for the album Dark Adapted Eye.
I'm not where I can check right now but I will later and if it's not from
the Dark Adapted Eye CD, I'll e-mail you.

Quote:

from the liner notes of the "blast the human flower" ep

i edited out the text on it and bumped up the colors a bit.

so it's one or the other... gotta investigate a bit more

antropomorphic · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:05 am **Post subject:**

don't have the LP containing that pic(sorry)
but also did some checking on the web & found that pic somewhere being named ddeye.jpg.so maybe the 'eye' stands for dark adapted eye??

arkhane · **Posted:** Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:12 am **Post subject:**

yeah, as stated two posts above, i came to the same conclusion !
i'll have to go check at the local library if they have the cds...

Company of Wolves, The (1984)

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