Rent Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (2021)
3.8 of 5 from 81 ratings
3h 12min
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- Synopsis:
It's been hailed as ''stunning'' (Diabolique Magazine), ''brilliant'' (AV Club) and ''mind-blowingly epic'' (Film Threat), and stands as perhaps the definitive genre documentary of our time. From writer/director/co-producer Kier-La Janisse comes ''a seductive mega-text'' (Indiewire) through the history of folk horror, featuring clips from over 200 films and interviews with more than 50 filmmakers, authors and scholars that explore the rural roots, occult creeds and cultural lore that continue to shape international cinema. Severin Films presents this ''astounding achievement'' (Screen Anarchy) - also featuring an original score by Jim Williams (A Field in England), animation by Ashley Thorpe (Borley Rectory) and collage sequences by Guy Maddin (My Winnipeg) - that Rue Morgue calls ''an unprecedented journey into where folk horror has been, where it's going and ultimately what it says about humanity". - Actors:
- Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer, Piers Haggard, Abraham Castillo Flores, Adam Scovell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Alice Lowe, Amanda Reyes, Gail-Nina Anderson, Mariano Baino, Geraldine Beskin, Richard Blackburn, Darren Charles, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Ian Cooper, John Cussans, Laura Loguércio Cánepa, Samm Deighan, Mattie Do, Sam Dunn
- Directors:
- Kier-La Janisse
- Producers:
- Winnie Cheung, Kier-La Janisse
- Writers:
- Kier-La Janisse
- Aka:
- Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
- Studio:
- Severin
- Genres:
- Documentary, Horror, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 25/01/2022
- Run Time:
- 192 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Close Captioned
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Video Introduction by Writer/Director/Producer Kier-La Janisse
- Animating Folk Horror - A Conversation with Ashley Thorpe
- Outtake: What is Folk Horror?
- Outtake: Harvest Hymns - The Sounds and Signals of Folk Horror
- Outtake: Terra ombrada - Expressions of Folk Horror in Brazil
- Folk Poetry
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Reviews (2) of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
A brilliant comprehensive documentary on the impact of pre-christian folklore on cinema. - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched review by MM
At 3 hours long this is a comprehensive and well put together documentary divided into manageable sections. It is extensively researched and very well put together. it covers the impact of pre-christian folk lore and its impact in the genre of Folk Horror in film. There are interviews with directors and experts on iconic films such as Witchfinder General and The Wicker Man and 200 other films. It also acknowledges the impact of writers such as Nigel Kneele and his influence upon storytelling. There is also an interview with Geraldine Beakin from the Atlantis Bookshop. This is the most comprehensive study on this genre and manages a feat of being comprehensive, informative, and absorbing. Highly recommended.
3 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Some gold , mostly gravel - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched review by Other Worlds
Some interesting stuff in here. But lets be honest it is far too long and the points being made by the interviewees often repetative.
Far better to assess your subject and have a realistic view of the tolerances of your audience and make a movie they can actually sustain their concentration for . If that means ( at worst) leaving some subjects out or ( at best ) releasing two movies instead then so be it. As it is you will be pummeled into indifference long before the movie finally finds its ending.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.