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Shout! FactoryIn 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
Cinematic Techniques and Visual Style. Let’s just say, they don’t call it the silver screen for nothing, my dear ghouls and gals. A film is a visual medium, and “Brotherhood of the Wolf” capitalizes on that fact like a vampire on a hemophiliac.For beneath its surface of horror and action, “Brotherhood of the Wolf” is a film that is as laden with symbolism as a politician’s speech is with empty promises. The film delves into themes as dark and deep as the forests of Gévaudan, exploring the dichotomy between civilization and savagery, the pursuit of knowledge, and the duality of human nature.
—– SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION: Brotherhood of the Wolf’s oddball setup, tone, and stylized genre-action work more than they don’t. Writer-director Christophe Gans should be commended for taking various genre flavors and niche subgenre tones and melding them into a workable whole. The action is especially satisfying. The main players, Bihan, Bellucci, and Cassel, are well drawn enough for the graphic novel-type story.
