Brotherhood of the Wolf
In 1765 something was stalking the mountains of central France. A 'beast' that pounced on humans and animals with terrible ferocity. Indeed they beast became so notorious that the King of France dispatched envoys to find out what was happening and to kill the creature. By the end, the Beast of Gevaudan had killed over 100 people, to this day, no one is entirely sure what it was, wolf? hyena? or something supernatural? Whatever it was, shepherds had the same life-expectancy as the red-suited guys in 'Star Trek'. The Beast is a popular myth in France, albeit one rooted firmly in reality; somewhat surprisingly it is little known to the outside world, and perhaps incredibly it has never been made into a movie. Until now... Based on the true story of the Beast of the Gevaudan that terrorized France in the mid-XVIIIth century, the movie aims to tell first and explain afterwards. In the first part, a special envoy of the King of France, altogether biologist, explorer and philosopher, arrives...
22 June 1956, Paris, France
24 December 1938, Paris, France
25 November 1984, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
6 January 1981, Brussels, Belgium
30 September 1964, Città di Castello, Umbria, Italy
October 02, 2012
This delirious experience covers most bases and makes at least a cursory stab at the few it misses.
June 21, 2007
A period French martial-arts movie that puts the "where?" in wolf films.
March 13, 2002
Fun movie, animatronic beast and all.
January 15, 2005
The hero feels free to sleep with any prostitute, even as he's wooing the one he calls his 'true love.' Isn't there a conflict of interest there?
February 08, 2002
Utterly preposterous but so full of enthusiasm and flashy style that it's entertaining anyway.
March 22, 2002
Instead of fluid acrobatics, we get hyperbolic montages of kicking feet, somersaulting torsos, and fists connecting with faces.
February 01, 2002
An extraordinary film, although not necessarily a good one.
February 08, 2002
Exhilirating viewing, at least while the feet are flying and the fangs are baring.
December 22, 2010
Werewolf thriller set during French revolution.
March 18, 2003
A 17th century French costume drama where everybody is Kung-fu fighting - with some highly watchable results!
September 30, 2002
A wonder of magpie postmodernism, a samurai adventure with Hong Kong action and a wry touch of American Western, all sewn into a free interpretation of Gallic history that also has its finger on the pulse of current social trends.
December 09, 2005
Leave it to the French to find a place for kung fu in an 18th century corsets and werewolves epic. And, give them credit for including a generous helping of sex, bawdiness and a dash of Native American mysticism, too, just to make things interesting.
