Company of wolves
The Company of Wolves, dir. Neil Jordan, 1984 Extracts from an essay entitled Ideology, Iconography and Institution: The British Film Industry and The Company of Wolves. The Company of Wolves is a reworking of the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood as envisaged by Angela Carter. ... The Company Of Wolves bears many startling similarities to the fairy tale it was based on - a traditional form of story telling that is surreally allegorical and rich in imagery. ... The Company Of Wolves is pure fable. ... Into this world come the grandmother, not the friendly cherished one of myth but a folkloric witch-like figure who despises the religion of men as much as she despises men themselves, and the wolves of the title, attractive dark strangers who offer the unknown qualities of sex, but whose eyebrows meet in the middle and who are hairy on the inside. ... The cinematography of The Company Of Wolves continues a theme of red in the lighting and symbolism. ... And the boundaries between reality and dream are blurred, and with the entry of the wolves into the real world there is dilemma rather than restoration at the end of the film.