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The Company of Wolves
UNITED KINGDOM · 1984

The Company of Wolves

Neil Jordan
coming of age female sexuality fairy tale retelling danger of seduction transformation
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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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