Tenderness of the wolves 1973 directed by ulli lommel. Mar 03, 2007 the tenderness of wolves by stef penney quercus. Reading guide for the tenderness of wolves by stef penney. This isnt an easy film to watch, but it certainly gets under the skin. West germany a serial killer who preys on young men and boys is loose in germany. The story is based on the crimes of german serial killer and cannibal fritz haarmann. Raab wanted a script that included full male nudity rare in nonpornographic cinema at the time and the results are an important contribution, not only to the socalled new german cinema, but also in the history of gay cinema.
Tenderness of the wolves 1973 tenderness of the wolves. Many will note that fassbinder is credited as a producer. During the day, she pulls up the mask over her face readily enough but not without. Fritz haarmann, aka the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover, was a german serial killer responsible for the murders of two dozen. The tenderness of the wolves 1973 ulli lommel synopsis. Fassbinder repertory stalwart kurt raab stars as fritz haarmann, a government inspector who moonlights as a cannibalistic serial killer based. Ifc midnight will release tribeca scifi thriller sputnik this summer.
Tenderness of the wolves has a lot of similarities with fritz langs m, another german movie about a serial killer. A brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated readers and garnered critical acclaim in the united kingdom, the tenderness of wolves was longlisted for the orange prize in fiction and won the costa award formerly the whitbread book of the year. Released 1973, tenderness of the wolves stars kurt raab, margit carstensen, ingrid caven, wolfgang schenck the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Dec 11, 2015 on paper, tenderness of the wolves 1973 is an unlikely project, to say the least. Nov, 2015 raab wanted a script that included full male nudity rare in nonpornographic cinema at the time and the results are an important contribution, not only to the socalled new german cinema, but also in the history of gay cinema. This isn t an easy film to watch, but it certainly gets under the skin. Friedrich karl praetorius and kurt raab in tenderness of the wolves 1973 friedrich karl. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tenderness of the wolves near you. Fritz haarmann, aka the butcher of hanover and the vampire of hanover, was a german serial killer responsible for the murders of two dozen boys and young men during the socalled years of crisis between the wars. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 stream and watch online.
The movies based on the actual case of fritz harrmann, a. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 fantastic movie musings and. Tenderness of the wolves bluray dvd talk dvd movie. It is set in the remote canadian settlement of dove river in 1867. Disappearance, the fields of heaven, the winter partners, and the sickness of long thinking. Tenderness of the wolves is a nasty little melodrama, lurid and creepy and sometimes bordering on demented humor.
Tenderness of the wolves the arrow video story duration. Its genuinely dreadful character study is built around kurt raab, who plays the lead role, wrote the script and designed the movie as well. Sep 04, 2012 the notorious german killer known as both the butcher and the vampire of hanover was guillotined in 1925 for the murders of young men and boys between 1918 and 1925. It just has a nasty darkness to it and why wouldnt it. The novel opens with the discovery of the murder of a french trapper and trader named laurent jammet.
Structurally, the tenderness of wolves is divided into four parts. Awakening 2001 the undying monster 1942 force of darkness 1985 the bloodstained lawn 1973 trouble every day 2001 kaidan 2007. Subgenres tourists road trips wilderness serial killers supernatural serial killers mind benders cult classics popular styles full horror movies hollywood new releases slow burns wild rides bhorrors jhorror. The tenderness of wolves by stef penney previous reading. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled vampire of dusseldorf who murdered over 25 young boys, drank their. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the. Buy or rent tenderness of wolves movie now family video. Produced by rainer werner fassbinder who also supplies a shifty cameo, tenderness of the. Tenderness of the wolves treats the viewer to a few weeks in the. Draw a map of the clues dropped throughout the tenderness of wolves and identify what aspects of the plot they pointed to. Tracks leaving the dead mans cabin head north towards the. Despite the grim subject matter, tenderness of the wolves is relatively restrained. Movies like tenderness of the wolves 1973 berserk 1967 the legend of departed soul 1970 king kong 1976 the she beast 1966 eko eko azarak. It is also something that i honestly dont wish to experience too much from a movie, but as emotionally difficult as watching this was, i am glad that i did so.
The tenderness of wolves is a 1973 west german drama film directed by ulli lommel. A gay serial killer murders boys and feeds them to his fellow cannibals. He specializes in meats, and soon he manages to avoid jail time by planting himself in the pockets of the police as an informant. Today lommel is far better known in america as the director of eccentric horror films like the boogey man. Tenderness of the wolf 1973 is an excellent film about a serial killer living in war torn germany. However, for fans of the flick, which im sure there are plenty of, the bluray from arrow video is a must buy and worth the ticket price. Fassbinder fridays returns with a look at the uli lommel directed film tenderness of the wolves 1973. Tenderness of the wolves see more filming locations. Its brilliantly acted,psychologically disturbing and almost. The fur trappers and the hudson bay company where at the heart of all trade and employment and their power and influence was extensive and. Parker asks mrs ross her name and she says he has used it enough. Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals. For fun, have each member of your book club mark on the map the point at which they figured it out. The movie s based on the actual case of fritz harrmann, a.
Haarman was sentenced to death,grans to twelve years in jail. Ulli lommels the tenderness of wolves is a realistic portrayal of this notorious killer. Tenderness of the wolves is one of those movies that isnt overly graphic but it kind of feels filthy. Its a mustsee in my book, and arrows bluray is the perfect way by which to see it. An unforgiving time when settlers and native indians sought to live off the land, often suspicious of each other. Its the kind of movie we may not exactly enjoy, but we dont walk out on. Tenderness of the wolves finally gets the chance to find the wider audience that seemingly eluded it for so long. While this film doesnt reach the same levels of that one, this lommel picture certainly deserves to be better known than it is. It was written by kurt raab, who also stars in the film, and produced by. Tenderness of the wolves is a unique item an only marginal commercial film made way before serial killer movies embraced grotesque morbidity as entertainment. The tenderness of wolves its difficult, after that, to slip back into alaynes skin.
Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea. Fritz haarman was a pedophile psychopath who lived during wwi germany the time period in the movie was moved up to wwii. The story is based on the crimes of german serial killer and cannibal. Tenderness of the wolves the arrow video story youtube. Friedrich karl praetorius and kurt raab in tenderness of the wolves 1973 friedrich karl praetorius. Movies like tenderness of the wolves 1973 berserk 1967 the legend of departed soul 1970 king kong 1976 the she beast 1966. Although violent and bloody scenes do feature in the films final third, for much of its length it focuses on a stylized representation of haarmanns life and his interaction with others. Dec 10, 20 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. It was written by kurt raab, who also stars in the film, and produced by rainer werner fassbinder.
The film was produced by legendary german director rainer werner fassbinder, but bears little similarity to his powerful and astutely observed social dramas. I saw that it contained a few names i have seen before at for example game of thrones or saw or other to mention. The movie comes from the rainer werner fassbinder film group in berlin and is directed by fassbinders protege ulli lommel. With kurt raab, jeff roden, margit carstensen, ingrid caven. If tenderness of the wolves works on a reflexive register, its due to raabs performance, which consistently displays his own homosexuality in a fashion that blurs lines between fiction and documentary, albeit a bit coarsely, since lommel often trains his camera on haarmanns sexual encounters to milk their exploitative potential.
The tenderness of wolves by stef penney blurb from amazon. Whats the story set in 1867 in a small frontier town in canada, a man is brutally murdered the same day a boy goes missing, forcing the youngsters mother to head into the wilderness in an effort to clear her sons name. And after seen the trailer i thought that it was worth a pick up, sadly at the end of this flick i was disappointed. Watch your favorite free movies online on watch4hd. Based on the true story of serial killer fritz haarmann, a homosexual man who makes his living conning people and trading things on the black market. Sometimes these hints point to a plot twist, while others pull readers breathlessly through to the climax of the story. This dark horror film from director ulli lommel was based on the reallife crimes of fritz haarman kurt raab, the socalled.
A novel stef penney creates a frozen rural setting in which the characters struggle to unfreeze even their feelings. The tenderness of wolves book by stef penney official. The tenderness of the wolves is far from the work of an unflinching auteur but a film that is aided by the hands of many creative masters. Set in the cold north of the 1860s, the tenderness of wolves is a slowpaced thriller dealing with a murder in the time way before csi, or even formal police departments. Tenderness of the wolves 1973 fantastic movie musings. Like the last crossing by guy vanderhaeghe, the tenderness of wolves is a classic western in which the raw and rugged people are dwarfed by their surroundings as they find their way towards, or away from, hardwon ntinued. The notorious german killer known as both the butcher and the vampire of hanover was guillotined in 1925 for the murders of young men and boys between 1918 and 1925. Wilderness what makes the tenderness of wolves a memorable story is the location the desolate snowcovered wilds of canada in the late 1860s. In 1925, in germany, fritz haarmann is a homosexual, thief and sneak. If you dont like ads you can go and subscribe at usd 5,00month by clicking here. Tenderness of the wolves was not my type of movie, as i felt it was a tad too boring and distasteful.
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