Summary:
One part horror, another part musical -The Wicker Man is as eclectic a British Horror film could be. Police Sergeant, Neil Howie, travels to Summerisle, a remote island situated off the west coast of Scotland to investigate the disappearance of a young girl. A devout Christian, he is horrified at the islanders outwardly Pagan beliefs encouraged by the enigmatic Lord Summerisle. Bewildered at their consistently strange behaviour, he suspects the girl may have been killed by the islanders for sacrificial purposes after a poor harvest.
Analysis:
“Howie arrives at the Scottish island to a find a secretive, tightly knit neo-pagan society, a world where couples copulate on gravestones, women breast feed in a desecrated church and young children are taught about the importance of the phallus. He is shocked by the islanders open sexuality and devotion to pre-Christian gods.” (Davies, 22:2003)
Davies, S. Paul (2003) A-Z of cult films and film-makers USA: Batsford
Release:
1973
Director:
Robin Hardy
Screenplay by:
Anthony Shaffer
Produced by:
Peter Snell
Genre/subgenre:
Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Musical
Country:
United Kingdom
Cast:
Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, Christopher Lee
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