Review of Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001) by Alexander Z — 27 Dec 2013

BEAST TERRORISES 18TH CENTURY FRANCE.

- 'Le Pacte des Loups' is a 2001 French film based on the famous legend around the beast of Gévaudain. The story of this horror-mystery is set in the 18th century and the main characters (with exception of Mani) are all real. In the cast we recognize the beautiful Monica Belluci as prostitute Sylvia . The movie won a lot of awards at several film festivals and was a big hit in the United States, where it was named 'Brotherhood of the Wolf'. The length was a bit of a problem for me, but I did enjoy it. I think this was the first French movie is saw, so please see the original version and not the dubbed one. If you like costume films with a twist, you're in for a treat.

Gévaudain, an 18th century countryside in France, is being roamed by a horrible creature. Innocent men, women and children are being brutally killed. King Louis XV orders taxidermist Grégoire de Fronsac and his Indian friend Mani to go to the community and capture the beast. After studying the victims, the two of them join the wolf hunt of count de Morangias and meet his beautiful daughter Marianne and his son Jean-François, who lost his arm in Africa. As the terror spreads, our heroes learn that the creature is no ordinary wolf. With the help of his martial arts expert Mani and the mysterious courtesan Sylvia (Belluci), Fronsac is determined to find the truth and save Gévaudain...