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Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

2021 · 193 min

A long, scholarly immersion into eerie rural cinema, rich with clips and voices, rewarding patience with a haunting sense of place.

Directed by
Kier-La Janisse
Genres
Documentary, History
Overview
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.

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Directed by
Kier-La Janisse
Genres
Documentary, History
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • media
  • faith
  • nature
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror5
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary, history
Directed by
Kier-La Janisse
Written by
Kier-La Janisse
Starring
Abraham Castillo Flores, Adam Scovell, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Alice Lowe, Amanda Reyes, Andy Paciorek, Bernice M. Murphy, Briony Kidd
Music
Jim Williams
Runtime
193 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog

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