The Wicker Man
As promised yesterday, I did no work after my return home. The wife and I had to pick a friend up who just came back from a 5-week holiday. I resisted all urges to let him know how jealous I was and how much I despised his having a holiday while I stayed here and worked (so to speak). We went home and I made a quick carbonara which we hastily devoured. Instead of work, a film was decided to be more appropriate for our evening entertainment. The choice: The Wicker Man.
The Wicker Man is a British film made in 1973 about a police officer from mainland Scotland who flies to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The inhabitants turn out to be practicing Pagans, something the Christian officer (Edward Woodward) finds profoundly offensive. He struggles to make sense of his surroundings, and becomes convinced of the worst, after meeting Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Things are not as they seem, though, in the island of the 'heathens'.
The director seems to have a lot of fun with the Pagan rituals and all the naked bodies. Very good story and I must say, really well-paced.
Worthy of praise is also the soundtrack of the film. Absolutely enchanting score, with amusingly well-thought lyrics. I loved the song about the rebirth of man taught to schoolchildren.
I whole-heartedly recommend this film. Try to get the 'director's cut', which seems to be the most complete version available considering the mishaps with the negatives.
-NT
The Wicker Man is a British film made in 1973 about a police officer from mainland Scotland who flies to a remote Scottish island to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. The inhabitants turn out to be practicing Pagans, something the Christian officer (Edward Woodward) finds profoundly offensive. He struggles to make sense of his surroundings, and becomes convinced of the worst, after meeting Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). Things are not as they seem, though, in the island of the 'heathens'.
The director seems to have a lot of fun with the Pagan rituals and all the naked bodies. Very good story and I must say, really well-paced.
Worthy of praise is also the soundtrack of the film. Absolutely enchanting score, with amusingly well-thought lyrics. I loved the song about the rebirth of man taught to schoolchildren.
I whole-heartedly recommend this film. Try to get the 'director's cut', which seems to be the most complete version available considering the mishaps with the negatives.
-NT